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bug : q-developer CLI installation on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS via AppImage breaks the system

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Description

### Checks

- [x] I have searched [github.com/aws/amazon-q-developer-cli/issues](https://github.com/aws/amazon-q-developer-cli/issues?q=) and there are no duplicates of my issue
- [x] I have run `q doctor` in the affected terminal session
- [x] I have run `q restart` and replicated the issue again

### Operating system

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS

### Expected behaviour

Installing with :
```
wget https://desktop-release.q.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/latest/amazon-q.appimage
chmod +x amazon-q.appimage
./amazon-q.appimage --appimage-extract
sudo rsync -a ./squashfs-root/usr/ /usr/
```

The q-developer CLI should be installed, and the system should remain functional. The installation method, while not the officially recommended one, should not cause system instability or corruption.

### Actual behaviour

This installation method is a common practice for some AppImage applications (e.g., Neovim) to make them available system-wide.

After running the sudo rsync command, the system does not start and breaks before login (dark screen).

The system corruption appears to be deeper than a simple file conflict or overwrite, as removing the installed files does not restore functionality. This suggests that the installation process may be modifying or corrupting critical system components or dependencies.

Given that the system state is not recoverable, this bug is severe and requires urgent attention.

### Steps to reproduce

In a fresh install of Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (reproducible in a virtual machine)

Download the AppImage and install it this way:
```
wget https://desktop-release.q.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/latest/amazon-q.appimage
chmod +x amazon-q.appimage
./amazon-q.appimage --appimage-extract
sudo rsync -a ./squashfs-root/usr/ /usr/
```

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