# Anki not opening 26.09.3 - Zorin OS

**URL:** <https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/anki-not-opening-26-09-3-zorin-os/71230>\
**Category:** Help\
**Created:** [September 28, 2026, 12:24am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/anki-not-opening-26-09-3-zorin-os/71230 "2026-09-28T00:24:10Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![lucas.rukazu8](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b5e925/32.png) [@lucas.rukazu8](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/lucas.rukazu8)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2026, 12:24am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/anki-not-opening-26-09-3-zorin-os/71230/1 "2026-09-28T00:24:10Z")

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My anki app is not opening anymore. I really don’t know why, i just update/upgrade my notebook. I’m using Zorin OS. When i type anki on terminal, it shows this:

```auto
Starting Anki 26.09.3...
Wayland support is disabled by default due to bugs:
https://github.com/ankitects/anki/issues/1767
You can force it on with an env var: ANKI_WAYLAND=1
File "", line 203, in \_run_module_as_main
File "", line 88, in \_run_code
File "/home/runner/work/anki/anki/out/installer/build/anki/linux/zip/anki/app/anki/ **main**.py", line 21, in 
File "/home/runner/work/anki/anki/out/installer/build/anki/linux/zip/anki/app/anki/app.py", line 8, in main
File "/home/runner/work/anki/anki/out/installer/build/anki/linux/zip/anki/app_packages/aqt/ **init**.py", line 611, in run
File "/home/runner/work/anki/anki/out/installer/build/anki/linux/zip/anki/app_packages/aqt/ **init**.py", line 683, in \_run
File "/home/runner/work/anki/anki/out/installer/build/anki/linux/zip/anki/app_packages/aqt/profiles.py", line 144, in setupMeta
File "/home/runner/work/anki/anki/out/installer/build/anki/linux/zip/anki/app_packages/aqt/profiles.py", line 435, in \_loadMeta
resetting corrupt \_global
Falha de segmentação

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**Author:** ![abdo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.ankiweb.net/abdo/32/654_2.png) [@abdo](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/abdo)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2026, 9:20am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/anki-not-opening-26-09-3-zorin-os/71230/2 "2026-09-29T09:20:36Z")

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Switching to software rendering should help: [Troubleshooting - Anki Manual](https://docs.ankiweb.net/troubleshooting.html#6-change-the-video-driver)

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**Author:** ![abdo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.ankiweb.net/abdo/32/654_2.png) [@abdo](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/abdo)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2026, 9:23am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/anki-not-opening-26-09-3-zorin-os/71230/3 "2026-09-29T09:23:10Z")

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Related: [crashes with SIGSEGV on Ubuntu 24.04 while native Anki works · Issue #338 · flathub/net.ankiweb.Anki · GitHub](https://github.com/flathub/net.ankiweb.Anki/issues/338)