# 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, 1:00pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/cant-launch-slicer-on-linux-failed-to-obtain-launcher-executable-name/2694/9 "2018-04-26T13:00:53Z")

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I placed in ~/Software/Slicer

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