Linux - Genymotion Desktop crashes when starting a Virtual Device

Source: https://support.genymotion.com/hc/en-us/articles/360002732938-Linux-Genymotion-Desktop-crashes-when-starting-a-Virtual-Device

Keywords: Genymotion, Linux, Nouveau, NVIDIA drivers, OpenGL, Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora

Document ID: https://support.genymotion.com/hc/en-us/articles/360002732938-Linux-Genymotion-Desktop-crashes-when-starting-a-Virtual-Device#split1

Cause

Nouveau is the open-source graphics driver for Nvidia GPUs.
Most of the time, the issue is caused by the open-source GPU driver 'nouveau' for Nvidia video cards.
Genymotion Desktop requires advanced OpenGL extensions.
The 'nouveau' driver does not properly handle those extensions.

Recommendation

NVIDIA proprietary drivers should be used instead.
Guides exist for Ubuntu.
Guides exist for Debian.
Guides exist for Fedora Workstation.