Hermes Desktop updates can break the app after rebuilding
updates are causing repeated failures across several setups. In a Linux Mint , the in-app update reached 100% and stayed there, while running `hermes update` in a console still left the official broken afterward.
The likely Linux failure point is that the desktop part gets rebuilt, but the `` file ends up with the wrong , which can stop the app from opening. On Windows, some updates finish only partly: the update is applied, but the is not rebuilt, the desktop shortcut disappears, and `Hermes.exe` is missing from its usual folder.
Another Windows 11 case gets as far as the backend being ready, then freezes while finalizing desktop startup. WSL appears to work better for at least one person, so the main weak spot looks like the update and rebuild process, not necessarily itself.
Key points
- can get stuck at 100% during an update or fail after `hermes update`.
- On Linux, wrong `` may block the rebuilt from opening.
- On Windows, a failed rebuild can remove the shortcut and leave `Hermes.exe` missing.
- A Windows 11 startup can freeze after the backend says it is ready.
- Before updating, make a backup or snapshot so you can roll back quickly.
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