# \#linux

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## [Cant login into Cursor AI on Arch Linux](https://forum.cursor.com/t/cant-login-into-cursor-ai-on-arch-linux/158426)

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**Author:** [@Pygrammer](https://forum.cursor.com/u/Pygrammer)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [November 2, 2026, 8:03am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/cant-login-into-cursor-ai-on-arch-linux/158426 "2026-11-02T08:03:48Z")

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i am using the version on AUR: cursor-bin . When i am clicking the “Log In” button it redirects me to my browser firefox and i am log in into cursor but when i clicking “Continue to sign in” its redirects me back into t…

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## [\`cursor-agent\` CLI: Linux clipboard image paste (\`Ctrl+V\`) fails with \`ERR\_INVALID\_ARG\_TYPE\` because \`execFile\` defaults \`encoding\` to \`'utf8'\`](https://forum.cursor.com/t/cursor-agent-cli-linux-clipboard-image-paste-ctrl-v-fails-with-err-invalid-arg-type-because-execfile-defaults-encoding-to-utf8/176870)

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**Author:** [@Sven\_1](https://forum.cursor.com/u/Sven_1)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 31, 2026, 5:48pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/cursor-agent-cli-linux-clipboard-image-paste-ctrl-v-fails-with-err-invalid-arg-type-because-execfile-defaults-encoding-to-utf8/176870 "2026-10-31T17:48:27Z")

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Where does the bug appear (feature/product)? Cursor CLI Describe the Bug Pasting an image from the clipboard with Ctrl+V in the interactive cursor-agent TUI always fails silently on Linux (ctrl-v-clipboard-image-miss),…

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## [AppArmor cursor\_sandbox profile denies signals between sandboxed processes](https://forum.cursor.com/t/apparmor-cursor-sandbox-profile-denies-signals-between-sandboxed-processes/176857)

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**Author:** [@Nguyen\_Hoang\_Huy](https://forum.cursor.com/u/Nguyen_Hoang_Huy)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 31, 2026, 5:46pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/apparmor-cursor-sandbox-profile-denies-signals-between-sandboxed-processes/176857 "2026-10-31T17:46:45Z")

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Where does the bug appear (feature/product)? Cursor IDE Describe the Bug On Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS, AppArmor 5.0.2 logged repeated denials when a Bash process confined by cursor\_sandbox attempted to send or receive a kill s…

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## [Linux IBus: first Hangul syllable disappears in an empty Agent chat (still broken on 3.27.22)](https://forum.cursor.com/t/linux-ibus-first-hangul-syllable-disappears-in-an-empty-agent-chat-still-broken-on-3-27-22/176481)

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**Author:** [@sonsungjong](https://forum.cursor.com/u/sonsungjong)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 28, 2026, 1:30pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/linux-ibus-first-hangul-syllable-disappears-in-an-empty-agent-chat-still-broken-on-3-27-22/176481 "2026-10-28T13:30:41Z")

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Where does the bug appear (feature/product)? Cursor IDE Describe the Bug On Linux with IBus Hangul, the first Hangul syllable never commits when the Agent chat input is completely empty. The composer still treats the fi…

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## [Remote control unsupported on Linux arm64?](https://forum.cursor.com/t/remote-control-unsupported-on-linux-arm64/176095)

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**Author:** [@arjunguha](https://forum.cursor.com/u/arjunguha)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 27, 2026, 4:05pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/remote-control-unsupported-on-linux-arm64/176095 "2026-10-27T16:05:40Z")

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I have a DGX Spark. I was trying to enable remote control from settings but it seems disabled. CLI workers do work. Is this unsupported or am I doing something wierd?

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## [Linux sandbox Step 4/7 (mount denies): ENOENT on nested .vscode under a .cursorignore’d parent](https://forum.cursor.com/t/linux-sandbox-step-4-7-mount-denies-enoent-on-nested-vscode-under-a-cursorignore-d-parent/172373)

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**Author:** [@Francois\_GIRAULT](https://forum.cursor.com/u/Francois_GIRAULT)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [October 26, 2026, 6:23pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/linux-sandbox-step-4-7-mount-denies-enoent-on-nested-vscode-under-a-cursorignore-d-parent/172373 "2026-10-26T18:23:07Z")

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Where does the bug appear (feature/product)? Cursor IDE Describe the Bug On Linux, the Agent Shell sandbox fails at preflight whenever a protected .vscode directory sits under a parent ignored by .cursorignore (here: pr…

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## [Extension host crashes repeatedly with SIGABRT on Linux (Cursor 3.27.12, system Electron 42.9.3)](https://forum.cursor.com/t/extension-host-crashes-repeatedly-with-sigabrt-on-linux-cursor-3-27-12-system-electron-42-9-3/175888)

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**Author:** [@andxbes](https://forum.cursor.com/u/andxbes)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [October 26, 2026, 4:48pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/extension-host-crashes-repeatedly-with-sigabrt-on-linux-cursor-3-27-12-system-electron-42-9-3/175888 "2026-10-26T16:48:57Z")

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Where does the bug appear (feature/product)? Cursor IDE Describe the Bug Описание: The extension host terminates unexpectedly every 10–20 seconds with “Extension host terminated unexpectedly 3 times within the last 5 m…

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## [Terminal Sandbox Issue Popup](https://forum.cursor.com/t/terminal-sandbox-issue-popup/176064)

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**Author:** [@iamaakashbasnet](https://forum.cursor.com/u/iamaakashbasnet)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 25, 2026, 12:48pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/terminal-sandbox-issue-popup/176064 "2026-10-25T12:48:38Z")

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Where does the bug appear (feature/product)? Cursor IDE Describe the Bug On launch, Cursor IDE shows an error in the bottom-left of the window: “Terminal sandbox could not start. This may be caused by an AppArmor config…

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## [Cursor update notification bug on Linux Ubuntu](https://forum.cursor.com/t/cursor-update-notification-bug-on-linux-ubuntu/175922)

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**Author:** [@vusal5555](https://forum.cursor.com/u/vusal5555)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 24, 2026, 2:11pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/cursor-update-notification-bug-on-linux-ubuntu/175922 "2026-10-24T14:11:22Z")

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Where does the bug appear (feature/product)? Cursor IDE Describe the Bug I see an update notification popping up every time I open Cursor, I run the command but it says 0 package updated and I see the same notification.…

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## [Inconsistent update process for Cursor IDE](https://forum.cursor.com/t/inconsistent-update-process-for-cursor-ide/167567)

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**Author:** [@alex-vukov](https://forum.cursor.com/u/alex-vukov)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [October 23, 2026, 2:13pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/inconsistent-update-process-for-cursor-ide/167567 "2026-10-23T14:13:41Z")

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Where does the bug appear (feature/product)? Cursor IDE Describe the Bug I am using Ubuntu Linux and there are 3 ways to update Cursor when there is a new version (that I know of). The problem is that there are issues w…

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## [Cursor update bug](https://forum.cursor.com/t/cursor-update-bug/174056)

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**Author:** [@georgesb123](https://forum.cursor.com/u/georgesb123)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [October 23, 2026, 1:19pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/cursor-update-bug/174056 "2026-10-23T13:19:27Z")

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Where does the bug appear (feature/product)? Cursor IDE Describe the Bug I am running Linux, but tried the windows installer from the website too, and it’s still downloading the 3.22.12 version but the IDE has been prom…

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## [Please provide a musl-compatible (or static) build of Cursor CLI for Alpine Linux / musl](https://forum.cursor.com/t/please-provide-a-musl-compatible-or-static-build-of-cursor-cli-for-alpine-linux-musl/175767)

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**Author:** [@HansH](https://forum.cursor.com/u/HansH)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 22, 2026, 2:10pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/please-provide-a-musl-compatible-or-static-build-of-cursor-cli-for-alpine-linux-musl/175767 "2026-10-22T14:10:41Z")

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Hi Cursor team, Would it be possible to officially support Alpine Linux / musl by shipping a musl-compatible (or preferably static) build of the Cursor CLI (cursor-agent / agent)? Current situation Cursor CLI is curre…

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## [Remote SSH Extension Host repeatedly SIGKILLed when user namespaces are disabled (max\_user\_namespaces=0) – Cursor 3.21.16](https://forum.cursor.com/t/remote-ssh-extension-host-repeatedly-sigkilled-when-user-namespaces-are-disabled-max-user-namespaces-0-cursor-3-21-16/172486)

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**Author:** [@C24](https://forum.cursor.com/u/C24)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 21, 2026, 9:46am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/remote-ssh-extension-host-repeatedly-sigkilled-when-user-namespaces-are-disabled-max-user-namespaces-0-cursor-3-21-16/172486 "2026-10-21T09:46:18Z")

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Where does the bug appear (feature/product)? Cursor IDE Describe the Bug Hi, I’m experiencing a reproducible Remote SSH Extension Host crash loop with Cursor 3.21.16 on a managed Debian 12 server. The SSH connection i…

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## [Cursor IDE over X11 forwarding - main window unmovable](https://forum.cursor.com/t/cursor-ide-over-x11-forwarding-main-window-unmovable/175231)

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**Author:** [@blackt1ger](https://forum.cursor.com/u/blackt1ger)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 19, 2026, 8:43am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/cursor-ide-over-x11-forwarding-main-window-unmovable/175231 "2026-10-19T08:43:20Z")

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Where does the bug appear (feature/product)? Cursor IDE Describe the Bug After launching the Cursor IDE over ssh with X11 forwarding, the main window appears, but can not be dragged, resized, or moved. Steps to Reprodu…

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## [Grok Bot: Crashpad handler crashes with SIGBUS during AppImage shutdown on Linux](https://forum.cursor.com/t/grok-bot-crashpad-handler-crashes-with-sigbus-during-appimage-shutdown-on-linux/175229)

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**Author:** [@k-kostin](https://forum.cursor.com/u/k-kostin)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 19, 2026, 5:39am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/grok-bot-crashpad-handler-crashes-with-sigbus-during-appimage-shutdown-on-linux/175229 "2026-10-19T05:39:46Z")

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Where does the bug appear (feature/product)? Grok Bot Describe the Bug Grok Bot’s bundled chrome\_crashpad\_handler crashes with SIGBUS (BUS\_ADRERR) as the AppImage mount is torn down. Observed with Grok Bot 0.71.2, with …

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## [Debian packaging issues](https://forum.cursor.com/t/debian-packaging-issues/171921)

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**Author:** [@amon](https://forum.cursor.com/u/amon)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 18, 2026, 9:04am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/debian-packaging-issues/171921 "2026-10-18T09:04:29Z")

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Feature request for product/service Installer Describe the request If you searched /usr/share/cursor/skill and other such directories instead of just the ~/.cursor/ user directories, it would be possible to share skills…

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## [Cursor 3.24.18 Linux: Agent file reader Permission denied; incorrect .cursorignore filtering](https://forum.cursor.com/t/cursor-3-24-18-linux-agent-file-reader-permission-denied-incorrect-cursorignore-filtering/175043)

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**Author:** [@Richard\_Scott](https://forum.cursor.com/u/Richard_Scott)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [October 17, 2026, 11:29am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/cursor-3-24-18-linux-agent-file-reader-permission-denied-incorrect-cursorignore-filtering/175043 "2026-10-17T11:29:31Z")

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Where does the bug appear (feature/product)? Cursor IDE Describe the Bug On Cursor 3.24.18 for Linux, the Agent’s dedicated file-reading tool fails with Error: Permission denied when accessing an existing, readable, Git…

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## [Cursor's Linux self-update validation error: AppImage no longer comes with signature](https://forum.cursor.com/t/cursors-linux-self-update-validation-error-appimage-no-longer-comes-with-signature/174891)

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**Author:** [@lesmo](https://forum.cursor.com/u/lesmo)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 17, 2026, 11:00am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/cursors-linux-self-update-validation-error-appimage-no-longer-comes-with-signature/174891 "2026-10-17T11:00:43Z")

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Where does the bug appear (feature/product)? Cursor IDE Describe the Bug Cursor’s Linux self-update is downloading the new build and then throwing it away. I’m on 3.24.18. Stable is 3.25.6. The in-app updater ran appim…

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## [Forced November upgrade breaks Remote SSH on Ubuntu 18.04 / glibc 2.27 (ROS Melodic production host)](https://forum.cursor.com/t/forced-november-upgrade-breaks-remote-ssh-on-ubuntu-18-04-glibc-2-27-ros-melodic-production-host/174867)

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**Author:** [@David\_Lynn](https://forum.cursor.com/u/David_Lynn)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 15, 2026, 2:50pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/forced-november-upgrade-breaks-remote-ssh-on-ubuntu-18-04-glibc-2-27-ros-melodic-production-host/174867 "2026-10-15T14:50:34Z")

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Where does the bug appear (feature/product)? Cursor IDE Describe the Bug Describe the Bug We develop on a production robotics workstation via Remote SSH. The remote host is Ubuntu 18.04.6 (glibc 2.27) running ROS Melod…

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## [Remote SSH setup hangs on system-wide ps scan and holds installation lock on shared Linux host](https://forum.cursor.com/t/remote-ssh-setup-hangs-on-system-wide-ps-scan-and-holds-installation-lock-on-shared-linux-host/174750)

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**Author:** [@isaachyw](https://forum.cursor.com/u/isaachyw)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 15, 2026, 9:43am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/remote-ssh-setup-hangs-on-system-wide-ps-scan-and-holds-installation-lock-on-shared-linux-host/174750 "2026-10-15T09:43:03Z")

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Where does the bug appear (feature/product)? Cursor IDE Describe the Bug On a shared Linux login node at NERSC Perlmutter, Remote SSH authentication succeeds, but Cursor server setup stalls after Checking node executabl…

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## [Cloud Agent kernel issue: AMX state corruption + unusable nested VMX](https://forum.cursor.com/t/cloud-agent-kernel-issue-amx-state-corruption-unusable-nested-vmx/171293)

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**Author:** [@yoch\_melka](https://forum.cursor.com/u/yoch_melka)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [October 14, 2026, 7:17am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/cloud-agent-kernel-issue-amx-state-corruption-unusable-nested-vmx/171293 "2026-10-14T07:17:42Z")

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@nbradford — I think this needs someone from the Cloud Agents VM/kernel side. I have a reproducible AMX state-corruption issue on a Cloud Agent. Linux x86 upstream tested the minimal reproducer for 100k trials without r…

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## [Grok Bot 0.68.1 local execution fails on Pop!\_OS 22.04](https://forum.cursor.com/t/grok-bot-0-68-1-local-execution-fails-on-pop-os-22-04/174393)

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**Author:** [@yous](https://forum.cursor.com/u/yous)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 12, 2026, 7:29am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/grok-bot-0-68-1-local-execution-fails-on-pop-os-22-04/174393 "2026-10-12T07:29:37Z")

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Where does the bug appear (feature/product)? Grok Bot Describe the Bug Local execution fails to initialize in Grok Bot 0.68.1 on Pop!\_OS 22.04 LTS due to an incompatibility between the bundled native Node.js module and …

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## [Grok Bot 0.68.1 (Linux): computer shows disconnected for hours, local-exec daemon SIGTERM'd while app runs, machine never sleeps](https://forum.cursor.com/t/grok-bot-0-68-1-linux-computer-shows-disconnected-for-hours-local-exec-daemon-sigtermd-while-app-runs-machine-never-sleeps/174369)

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**Author:** [@tdeckers](https://forum.cursor.com/u/tdeckers)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 12, 2026, 6:46am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/grok-bot-0-68-1-linux-computer-shows-disconnected-for-hours-local-exec-daemon-sigtermd-while-app-runs-machine-never-sleeps/174369 "2026-10-12T06:46:46Z")

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Where does the bug appear (feature/product)? Grok Bot Describe the Bug Split off from Grok Bot 0.68.1 (macOS): Mac shows disconnected while awake and in use; local computer doesn't reconnect until app is focused as Dean…

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## [Cursor 3.24.9: remote SSH sandbox blocked by AppArmor on Ubuntu 24.04.5](https://forum.cursor.com/t/cursor-3-24-9-remote-ssh-sandbox-blocked-by-apparmor-on-ubuntu-24-04-5/174265)

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**Author:** [@Jaimie\_Lau](https://forum.cursor.com/u/Jaimie_Lau)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 10, 2026, 1:56pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/cursor-3-24-9-remote-ssh-sandbox-blocked-by-apparmor-on-ubuntu-24-04-5/174265 "2026-10-10T13:56:34Z")

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Where does the bug appear (feature/product)? Somewhere else… Describe the Bug Cursor 3.24.9 Stable on Windows, connected over SSH to Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS. Client and remote server commit: cd6d2a1f2e56e9841f0ed9c7c245420…

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## [Screen flash in cursor cli in ubuntu linux 24.04](https://forum.cursor.com/t/screen-flash-in-cursor-cli-in-ubuntu-linux-24-04/168377)

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**Author:** [@guruhegde](https://forum.cursor.com/u/guruhegde)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 9, 2026, 3:35pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/screen-flash-in-cursor-cli-in-ubuntu-linux-24-04/168377 "2026-10-09T15:35:15Z")

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Where does the bug appear (feature/product)? Cursor CLI Describe the Bug sometimes cursor cli screen flashes as it is active working, it is not always, but once flash starts happening, its difficult to work with. It bec…

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## [On Remote SSH Linux, the agent Write tool (or file sync layer) can persist CRLF in \*.sh](https://forum.cursor.com/t/on-remote-ssh-linux-the-agent-write-tool-or-file-sync-layer-can-persist-crlf-in-sh/173904)

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**Author:** [@jawaidbazyar2](https://forum.cursor.com/u/jawaidbazyar2)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 8, 2026, 2:29pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/on-remote-ssh-linux-the-agent-write-tool-or-file-sync-layer-can-persist-crlf-in-sh/173904 "2026-10-08T14:29:37Z")

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Where does the bug appear (feature/product)? Cursor IDE Describe the Bug On Remote SSH Linux, the agent Write tool (or file sync layer) can persist CRLF in \*.sh; breaks shebang/cron; sed/dos2unix fixes it. Repro: Write …

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## [Remote SSH: every sandboxed agent shell command leaks 2 orphan cursorsandbox processes (7 threads each) → user cgroup pids.max exhausted, host unusable](https://forum.cursor.com/t/remote-ssh-every-sandboxed-agent-shell-command-leaks-2-orphan-cursorsandbox-processes-7-threads-each-user-cgroup-pids-max-exhausted-host-unusable/173674)

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**Author:** [@MASAODES](https://forum.cursor.com/u/MASAODES)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 7, 2026, 1:42pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/remote-ssh-every-sandboxed-agent-shell-command-leaks-2-orphan-cursorsandbox-processes-7-threads-each-user-cgroup-pids-max-exhausted-host-unusable/173674 "2026-10-07T13:42:43Z")

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Where does the bug appear (feature/product)? Cursor IDE Describe the Bug On a Remote SSH host, each shell command the agent runs inside the sandbox leaves two cursorsandbox helper processes behind after the command fini…

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## [Cursor agent sends the wrong key code when I press backspace](https://forum.cursor.com/t/cursor-agent-sends-the-wrong-key-code-when-i-press-backspace/150521)

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**Author:** [@Chris\_Drake](https://forum.cursor.com/u/Chris_Drake)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 4, 2026, 8:02am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/cursor-agent-sends-the-wrong-key-code-when-i-press-backspace/150521 "2026-10-04T08:02:10Z")

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Where does the bug appear (feature/product)? Cursor CLI Describe the Bug cursor-agents should honor whatever the key codes are that the terminal is set up for, and it should not send the delete key code when I pressed b…

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## [Linux: Agent Shell commands hang indefinitely](https://forum.cursor.com/t/linux-agent-shell-commands-hang-indefinitely/168870)

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**Author:** [@VincentHD](https://forum.cursor.com/u/VincentHD)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 3, 2026, 8:20pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/linux-agent-shell-commands-hang-indefinitely/168870 "2026-10-03T20:20:19Z")

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Where does the bug appear (feature/product)? Cursor IDE Describe the Bug Agent Shell (the chat Shell tool) starts LocalShellStreamExecutor.execute and never completes. The integrated terminal works. Canceling the tool y…

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## [Solution for latest version cursor CPU HIGH ISSUE](https://forum.cursor.com/t/solution-for-latest-version-cursor-cpu-high-issue/173599)

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**Author:** [@Em\_Strange](https://forum.cursor.com/u/Em_Strange)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 2, 2026, 1:30pm UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/solution-for-latest-version-cursor-cpu-high-issue/173599 "2026-10-02T13:30:03Z")

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entirely: sudo nano /tmp/rgwrap Paste this into nano: #!/bin/bash RG\_ORIG="/usr/bin/rg" LOG="/tmp/rg-cursor.log" TIMEOUT=30 args=() for arg in "$@"; do \[\[ "$arg" == "--follow" \]\] && continue \[\[ "$arg" == "--no-ign…

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