Linux - Genymotion Desktop crashes when starting a Virtual Device
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.