# Can't launch Slicer on Linux - failed to obtain launcher executable name

**URL:** <https://discourse.slicer.org/t/cant-launch-slicer-on-linux-failed-to-obtain-launcher-executable-name/2694>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [April 26, 2018, 8:34am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/cant-launch-slicer-on-linux-failed-to-obtain-launcher-executable-name/2694 "2018-04-26T08:34:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![MGM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ebca7d/32.png) [@MGM](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/MGM)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2018, 8:42am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/cant-launch-slicer-on-linux-failed-to-obtain-launcher-executable-name/2694/2 "2018-04-26T08:42:42Z")

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By the way,  
I already opened an topic regarding the same issue :

> [@Pre-build or Locally-build 3dSlicer under Ubuntu 16.04 does NOT start: Failed to obtain launcher executable name!](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/pre-build-or-locally-build-3dslicer-under-ubuntu-16-04-does-not-start-failed-to-obtain-launcher-executable-name/2322/8):
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> The error message indicates that the following code path (associated with the function ctkAppLauncherPrivate::extractLauncherNameAndDir) is executed in the launcher: The input to that function is obtained here using argv[0]: I suspect that on newer Ubuntu, the path the program needs to be obtained from /proc as it is done in qapplication: Few days ago, within Slicer itself (and not the launcher) the needed a function allowing to get the path of the application on all platforms before in…

I still can’t use Slicer, and I need this software on Linux.

Thank again

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