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Claude Desktop freezes on Linux due to unread telemetry response

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A user has identified a recurring issue causing Claude Desktop to freeze on Linux systems. The problem appears to stem from the application failing to read a small, 27-byte telemetry response, which leads to the application becoming unresponsive. Despite extensive troubleshooting, including analyzing a 1.5 TiB core dump, the issue has been difficult to resolve, with Anthropic's support closing the user's ticket. AI

IMPACT Potential usability issues for Linux users of Claude Desktop.

RANK_REASON User-reported bug in a specific application's desktop client.

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Claude Desktop freezes on Linux due to unread telemetry response

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  1. r/ClaudeAI TIER_2 English(EN) · /u/adminvasheypomoiki ·

    A 27-byte telemetry response nobody reads freezes Claude Desktop on Linux every two days

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>A couple of months ago I migrated from ChatGPT to Claude Desktop, which is yet another Electron app. And every couple of days it dies, in one of two ways: either every element disappears and only the skeleton placeholders stay, or it just freezes…

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