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# Drovio on Linux troubleshooting (Xorg)

${color}[#676767](**If you are facing some issues with Linux (on Xorg)), you can check the following list containing common problems encountered by Linux users and the way to solve them.**)

#### Nothing happens when you start Drovio on Linux?

If nothing happens when you launch the application, please verify the following points:
* Wayland is not supported for the moment. Make sure that you are running your desktop environment under Xorg.
* Drovio for Linux uses the RandR X11 extension to detect your screen setup. Please check that your configuration is correct (with the xrandr command-line tool), especially that a primary monitor is defined.
* If you have already checked the two previous points, please send an email with your log files (located in ~/.drovio/Logs/) to support@drovio.com

#### The app crashes and is stuck in a restart loop when you start or join a session?

This bug is related to the fact that Drovio is querying the XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP environment variable value. This variable may be undefined on specific desktop environments thus leading to this behavior. As a temporary workaround, you can define this variable to an empty value.
This bug will be fixed for the upcoming release.

#### Your coworker can only see a black image when you're sharing your screen?

Make sure that you are running your desktop environment under Xorg and not under Wayland (usually from your display manager).

#### Drovio on linux cursors are surrounded by an opaque black box?

This issue means that your system is unable to render transparency. If you are sure that your desktop environment / window manager supports transparency natively, you should check the compositor settings to see if anything goes wrong about it.
If your desktop environment / window manager does not support transparency, you will have to install a compositor manually. For example, i3wm does not support transparency natively. To get rid of these ugly black boxes you need to install the Compton composite manager on your system.