I am running Docker Desktop on an Ubuntu VM (24.04.4 LTS) through Proxmox (9.2.3). I was running v4.53 of Desktop and recently attempted to upgrade to 4.79. When I upgrade and restart, Docker Desktop starts in the background, but I cannot pull up the GUI. The Docker logo shows up in the top bar next to the network icon, but when I hit “Go to the Dashboard” nothing happens. I tried the AppArmor restriction fix, but it did not make a difference. Are there any other fixes I can try? Any logs that I can post to help diagnose?
For additional troubleshooting, I disabled hardware acceleration in the json file, upgraded to Ubuntu 25, and did a complete uninstall/clean/reinstall. Even with a fresh install, the GUI does not open but the underlying service does. What else am I missing?
You can try docker desktop stop and docker desktop start from the terminal. Or check the logs
docker desktop logs
For a better guide you can check the troubleshooting guide
https://docs.docker.com/desktop/troubleshoot-and-support/troubleshoot/
and report the issue on GitHub as described in the guide. It shows ho you can share your diagnostics ID that you can share with Docker on GitHub. They will have access to your shared logs.
I’m curious, do docker commands work while the GUI doesn’t, or nothing works?