Cisco Packet Tracer crashing and login redirect failing

[AlasdairDev]

Hi everyone,

I'm reaching out here for support because I've run out of dosu tokens and I'm currently stuck trying to get Cisco Packet Tracer working properly.

I am completely unable to log in and use the software due to a couple of persistent issues:

• Login Redirect Failure: When Packet Tracer prompts for login, it fails to redirect to my default system browser (Zen Browser). The authentication page never opens.
• Application Crashes: Because of the login failure (or perhaps related to the same bug), the application becomes unstable and ultimately crashes.

My Environment:

• Default Browser: Zen Browser
• OS: Aurora DX (Latest version - Fedora Silverblue/KDE Plasma based)
• Packet Tracer Version: Latest version

Does anyone have a proper walkthrough with step-by-step instructions for installing and configuring Packet Tracer correctly on Aurora DX (or similar uBlue/Silverblue systems) so that the browser redirection works and wont crash?

Any guidance or troubleshooting steps would be hugely appreciated. Thanks!

[renner0e]

How did you install it?

[AlasdairDev]

ubunto distrobox

[AlasdairDev]

i used distrobox then ubunto based on dosu recommendation

[AlasdairDev]

is there a fix 😓😓

[renner0e]

I saw some related discussion, you could be missing some dependencies inside the container. But I don't use it myself.
https://universal-blue.discourse.group/t/installing-cisco-packet-tracer-in-distrobox-not-working/10579/6

The actual fix for this would be for cisco to make a flatpak.