--- a/src/eric7/eric7_ide.py Mon Dec 19 19:31:43 2022 +0100 +++ b/src/eric7/eric7_ide.py Mon Dec 19 19:43:05 2022 +0100 @@ -234,7 +234,8 @@ global app, args, mainWindow, splash, restartArgs, inMainLoop sys.excepthook = excepthook - multiprocessing.set_start_method("spawn") + if OSUtilities.isLinuxPlatform(): + multiprocessing.set_start_method("spawn") QGuiApplication.setDesktopFileName("eric7.desktop")