LBRY desktop app not working
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Description
upon starting the desktop app, I only get following result:


tried restarting my pc & clearing cache, same result
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Research direction
Start by reproducing the desktop app startup result shown in the issue screenshots, then compare it with the reported restart and cache-clearing attempts. The issue does not name a source file, entry point, or test; done would require identifying the startup failure and confirming that the app launches normally afterward.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 15/100