A Program Doesn’t Run or Quits Unexpectedly

author:jozee, linea

Symptoms

  • Nothing happens when an application is run from the Launch menu.
  • An application quits without warning.

Explanation

One or more of problems may have caused this. Run the program in a Terminal to see any error messages the program may deliver.

Solution

Launch a Terminal (command line) and run the application by typing in its name. See the following FAQs on solving common problems.