Game Crashes at end of loading sequence

[MpcdPeewee]

I am using a recent version of linux (specifically Ubuntu) and I cannot play Kerbal Space Program. I attempt to start the game, and it promptly starts as normal. However, as I reach the end of the loading sequence, the game abruptly crashes. This does not happen on any of the other devices I own. Any Help?
 

[James Kerman]

Welcome to the forum @MpcdPeewee, your issue has been moved from KSP 1 Discussion to KSP 1 Tech support. Are you using mods?

[Lisias]

Search and destroy all directories called @thumbs inside the KSP's file system hierarchy.

There's a bug on KSP that bluntly crashes the whole game if trying to read a corrupted PNG file from a @thumbs directory - it's the absolutely most probable cause of the problem if you didn't installed anything before experimenting the problem.

On a side note - I detected that users of SSDs and NVMes are more prone to this problem than spinning disks' users... Check your SSD's health, just in case. This may be a symptom that yours is reaching EoL.