Desktop GUI piles up background processes on Linux
Resty Desktop on Linux starts a new background process every time the app is opened, leaving duplicates running.
Tier II · Emerging Problems that are still building up.
4 public reports · first reported 22 June 2026 · last reported 23 June 2026
What's going wrong
On Linux, a desktop front end for restic keeps a background process alive after its window closes, and each reopening starts another one.
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