#7749·xournalpp

I lost my customized settings after reboot

Author: Makire0103Created Sep 13, 2026Updated Sep 13, 2026
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Operating System

Linux

(Linux only) Distribution

Debian 13

(Linux only) Desktop Environment

GNOME

(Linux Only) Display Server

None

Installation Method

APT

Xournal++ Version

1.2.6

libgtk Version

3.24.49

Bug Description

I rebooted the system without closing xournal (i don't remember if I had saved the current document or not, i probably had), after the system restarted i tried to launch xournal as usual but it said that there was an error and it started without any of my custom configurations, for example it had a white theme instead of my usual dark one. It then said that xournal had crashed the last time and asked if i wanted to recover the document i was working on, when i said "yes" it said that the file "/home/erika/.config/xournalpp/emergencysave.xopp" was corrupted. It then opened a new empty document. Despite this incident, all my documents were still accessible and up to date. I have only lost my custom configuration of the environment.

Expected Behaviour

After rebooting i expected xournal to start with my configuration still there and showing the last document i was working on.

Steps to Reproduce

  1. Launch xournal from gui
  2. Reboot the system
  3. Launch xournal from gui (Not sure what caused the bug)

Additional Context

I rebooted the system because the trackpad of my galaxy book 2 pro had stopped working. The trackpad not working is something that has happened from time to time but rebooting always fixes it; it had already happened while i was using xournal but after rebooting i never had any issues, except for this time.