[Bug 1944468] [NEW] Electron applications all crash upon launch

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Just a few weeks ago, I noticed the .deb version of Visual Studio Code
crashing upon launch. I also noticed Element (matrix client) also would
crash. The only thing these applications have in common is electron. I
was hoping this would get noticed by someone and that the issue would be
figured out, but I guess that person had to be me.

Erroneously-filed bug 1943568 exhibits the same issues. Experimenting
with Visual Studio Code provided this:

[347381:0921/133026.728654:ERROR:proxy_config_service_linux.cc(608)] inotify_init failed: Too many open files (24)
[347419:0921/133026.764752:ERROR:file_path_watcher_linux.cc(326)] inotify_init() failed: Too many open files (24)
[main 2021-09-21T20:30:26.930Z] update#setState idle
[347381:0921/133027.009472:ERROR:gpu_process_host.cc(1007)] GPU process exited unexpectedly: exit_code=159
[347381:0921/133027.323205:ERROR:gpu_process_host.cc(1007)] GPU process exited unexpectedly: exit_code=159
[347381:0921/133027.690827:ERROR:gpu_process_host.cc(1007)] GPU process exited unexpectedly: exit_code=159
[347490:0921/133027.728195:ERROR:gpu_init.cc(440)] Passthrough is not supported, GL is swiftshader
[347381:0921/133027.879310:ERROR:gpu_process_host.cc(1007)] GPU process exited unexpectedly: exit_code=159
[347495:0921/133027.894439:ERROR:gpu_init.cc(440)] Passthrough is not supported, GL is swiftshader
[347381:0921/133028.049455:ERROR:gpu_process_host.cc(1007)] GPU process exited unexpectedly: exit_code=159
[347499:0921/133028.063977:ERROR:gpu_init.cc(440)] Passthrough is not supported, GL is swiftshader
[347381:0921/133028.216114:ERROR:gpu_process_host.cc(1007)] GPU process exited unexpectedly: exit_code=159
[347511:0921/133028.222585:ERROR:gpu_init.cc(440)] Passthrough is not supported, GL is disabled
[347381:0921/133028.384052:ERROR:gpu_process_host.cc(1007)] GPU process exited unexpectedly: exit_code=159
[347515:0921/133028.442903:ERROR:gpu_init.cc(440)] Passthrough is not supported, GL is disabled
[347381:0921/133028.596590:ERROR:gpu_process_host.cc(1007)] GPU process exited unexpectedly: exit_code=159
[347519:0921/133028.602088:ERROR:gpu_init.cc(440)] Passthrough is not supported, GL is disabled
[347381:0921/133028.749373:ERROR:gpu_process_host.cc(1007)] GPU process exited unexpectedly: exit_code=159
[347381:0921/133028.749401:FATAL:gpu_data_manager_impl_private.cc(415)] GPU process isn't usable. Goodbye.
Server response: 
Server response: 
Illegal instruction (core dumped)


Atom provided this:

[347834:0921/133121.907198:FATAL:gpu_data_manager_impl_private.cc(439)]
GPU process isn't usable. Goodbye.

Unexpected crash report id length
Failed to get crash dump id.
Report Id: 

Unexpected crash report id length
Failed to get crash dump id.
Report Id: 
Illegal instruction (core dumped)


When either application was provided "--no-sandbox" at the command line, they would run normally. However, Element does not pass that via command line, so I was unable to use the workaround for that.

Upon investigating the runtime dependencies for Element, Atom, and
VSCode, the one thing they had in common was libgtk-3-0, and the date of
2021-09-03 for publishing coincides with the time in which these errors
started to appear.

Another workaround, other than the "--no-sandbox" usage, is to use the
snap version of the apps if available, or flatpak. These provide their
own versions of these dependencies, which tells me these .deb-based
applications are affected by libgtk-3-0.

Granted, those applications are not in the Ubuntu repository, however,
many people (including myself) rely on those to function correctly. It
would be very bad if Electron apps failed to function when 21.10 is
released.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 21.10
Package: libgtk-3-0 3.24.30-1ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.13.0-16.16-lowlatency 5.13.13
Uname: Linux 5.13.0-16-lowlatency x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: zfs zunicode zavl icp zcommon znvpair nvidia_modeset nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu69
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: unknown
CurrentDesktop: KDE
Date: Tue Sep 21 13:25:17 2021
InstallationDate: Installed on 2021-03-20 (184 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Studio 21.04 "Hirsute Hippo" - Alpha amd64 (20210320)
SourcePackage: gtk+3.0
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to impish on 2021-06-13 (100 days ago)

** Affects: glibc (Ubuntu)
     Importance: High
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug impish
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Electron applications all crash upon launch
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1944468
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