aws / aws/amazon-q-developer-cli

Amazon Q window is empty (white background only) on Linux Mint 22.1 Xia (Cinnamon Desktop)

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### 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

Linux 6.11.0-17-generic - Linux Mint 22.1

### Expected behaviour

"Amazon Q" window should be shown

### Actual behaviour

q in the CLI is functional, but
"Amazon Q" window is empty (white background only)

"q doctor" output:

✘ IBus Env Check: unknown desktop, checked environment variables: XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP: `X-Cinnamon`, XDG_SESSION_DESKTOP: `cinnamon`, GDMSESSION: `cinnamon`

### Steps to reproduce

_No response_

### Environment

```yaml
[q-details]
version = "1.6.3"
hash = "f46e721e4d1a329bbb2007c5be2b685582c6231f"
date = "2025-02-20T04:22:30.141924Z (1d ago)"
variant = "full"

[system-info]
chip = "AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5875U with Radeon Graphics"
total-cores = 8
memory = "45.85 GB"

[system-info.os.linux]
kernel_version = "6.11.0-17-generic"
id = "linuxmint"
name = "Linux Mint"
pretty_name = "Linux Mint 22.1"
version_id = "22.1"
version = "22.1 (Xia)"

[environment]
cwd = "/home/USER"
cli-path = "/home/USER"
os = "Linux"
shell-path = "/usr/bin/zsh"
shell-version = "5.9"
terminal = "Gnome Terminal"
install-method = "unknown"

[env-vars]
DISPLAY = ":0"
PATH = "/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games:/usr/local/games:/snap/bin:/home/USER/.dotnet/tools:/home/USER/.local/bin:/home/USER/.dotnet/tools:/home/USER/structurizr:/home/USER/.local/bin"
QTERM_SESSION_ID = "5160962b553a4b9aaf0f937db890c112"
Q_SET_PARENT_CHECK = "1"
Q_TERM = "1.6.3"
SHELL = "/usr/bin/zsh"
TERM = "xterm-256color"
XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP = "X-Cinnamon"
XDG_SESSION_DESKTOP = "cinnamon"
XDG_SESSION_TYPE = "x11"
```

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