Refi 0.0.19 crashes on Ubuntu 22.04.3

[dryprogrammer]

Hi Refi 0.0.19 crashes on Ubuntu 22.04.3. I used the following file:
refi-app_0.0.19_amd64.deb

[LorenzoSantoro94]

Also crashing on Ubuntu 24.04 with error
'refi-app -v' terminated by signal SIGTRAP (Trace or breakpoint trap)

[EdisonModesto]

Crashlogs:

[26735:1130/211522.755705:FATAL:gpu_data_manager_impl_private.cc(415)] GPU process isn't usable. Goodbye.
Trace/breakpoint trap (core dumped)

file used: refi-app_0.0.19_amd64.deb

I also experienced crashing on Linux Mint 21.1 which is based of Ubuntu 22.04. I investigated and was able to solve the issue thanks to a reddit thread here.

The problem

Turns out, there was an issue specifically affecting electron applications due to a change in Ubuntu which was already fixed a long time ago (more info here), electron also published a fix for this, however the fix is only available for applications using electron version >=14 (more info here), since Refi uses version 12 we don't have that fix available, hence the crashing. Luckily there's workaround.

Workaround

All we need to do is add the following launch argument: --in-process-gpu. This should be done whenever we launch the app. However, if you're like me and prefer not to use the terminal every time you want to use Refi, I'll include steps to make the app launch with the argument permanently, whether you're starting it from the terminal or a GUI.

1. Find the .desktop file for the Refi app. In most cases, it is located in /usr/share/applications/.
2. Right click and click on "Properties"
3. Look for the field labeled "Command:".
4. Append the following argument to the end of the command: --in-process-gpu.
5. The modified command should look something like this: "/opt/Refi App/refi-app" %U --in-process-gpu
6. Close the Properties window.
7. Refi should now launch with the argument applied, whether started via terminal or GUI.