Troubleshooting
This page covers common issues when installing, launching, or syncing renCal.
renCal will not launch
Section titled “renCal will not launch”Try launching renCal from a terminal to see any error output.
If you installed from the AUR, make sure your system packages are up to date:
yay -SyuEvents are not syncing
Section titled “Events are not syncing”Sync issues are usually caused by provider authentication or network access.
Try these steps:
- Check your internet connection.
- Reconnect the calendar provider.
- Check the error message by hovering over the warning icon. If it looks like a bug, open an issue.

Still stuck?
Section titled “Still stuck?”Open an issue on GitHub with:
- what you expected to happen,
- what happened instead,
- and any terminal output or screenshots that help explain the problem.
If a particular event is causing problems, you should attach the ICS file for it to make it easier to recreate the issue.