# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Linux C++ toolchain missing error hint

## Open now

- 1 issue, 1 PR open on GitHub.
- #102081: \[Bug\]: Error Hermes Desktop from terminal linux
- PR #128554: fix(desktop): name the missing Linux C++ toolchain when desktop deps fail

A bug report and several fixes addressing the lack of a helpful error message when Linux users are missing native build tools (C++ toolchain) required for desktop dependencies like node-pty.

## TL;DR

- 4 member(s): 1 open issue(s), 0 closed issue(s), 1 open PR(s), 0 merged PR(s), 2 PR(s) closed without merging.
- No fix has been merged to main; one or more PRs were attempted (see below).
- **Recommended:** review the prior/competing PR(s) below. A fix was attempted but not merged; your case may extend or revive that work.

## Maintainer resolution verdict

- Internal-tracker verdict over this cluster's issue members: `unresolved`. This is distinct from the fix status above. Weigh it yourself.

## How this cluster was grouped

- Link evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.
- Pairwise link density `0.50`: the share of member pairs that carry a link, counting a structural link in full and a relevance-only link at 0.36. `1.00` means every pair is linked.

## Open related issues

- #102081: \[Bug\]: Error Hermes Desktop from terminal linux

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#102100: fix(cli): tell Linux users to install a C++ toolchain when desktop deps fail**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`
- **#102805: fix(desktop): hint missing native build tools when node-pty fails (#102081)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `stale_abandoned`; implication `active`
- **#128554: fix(desktop): name the missing Linux C++ toolchain when desktop deps fail**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `f753808251`, `#102100`, `#102081`
  - files: `hermes_cli/main_desktop.py`, `hermes_cli/native_build_hint.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_desktop_native_toolchain_hint.py`, `website/docs/getting-started/installation.md`

## Fix status

- No merged fix on record.
- Subsystem: `apps/desktop`