diff --git a/crates/gpui/src/platform/linux/platform.rs b/crates/gpui/src/platform/linux/platform.rs
index 74a2bd301f2bc75905b3d102bd4f5b3ae98fd40b..feadee0ad6a7a8ce74c07fa011120673a5d35b65 100644
--- a/crates/gpui/src/platform/linux/platform.rs
+++ b/crates/gpui/src/platform/linux/platform.rs
@@ -321,8 +321,11 @@ impl Platform for LinuxPlatform {
         })
     }
 
+    //todo!(linux)
     fn app_path(&self) -> Result<PathBuf> {
-        unimplemented!()
+        Err(anyhow::Error::msg(
+            "Platform<LinuxPlatform>::app_path is not implemented yet",
+        ))
     }
 
     // todo(linux)
@@ -332,8 +335,11 @@ impl Platform for LinuxPlatform {
         UtcOffset::UTC
     }
 
+    //todo!(linux)
     fn path_for_auxiliary_executable(&self, name: &str) -> Result<PathBuf> {
-        unimplemented!()
+        Err(anyhow::Error::msg(
+            "Platform<LinuxPlatform>::path_for_auxiliary_executable is not implemented yet",
+        ))
     }
 
     // todo(linux)
@@ -352,16 +358,25 @@ impl Platform for LinuxPlatform {
         None
     }
 
+    //todo!(linux)
     fn write_credentials(&self, url: &str, username: &str, password: &[u8]) -> Task<Result<()>> {
-        unimplemented!()
+        Task::Ready(Some(Err(anyhow::Error::msg(
+            "Platform<LinuxPlatform>::with_credentials is not implemented yet",
+        ))))
     }
 
+    //todo!(linux)
     fn read_credentials(&self, url: &str) -> Task<Result<Option<(String, Vec<u8>)>>> {
-        unimplemented!()
+        Task::Ready(Some(Err(anyhow::Error::msg(
+            "Platform<LinuxPlatform>::read_credentials is not implemented yet",
+        ))))
     }
 
+    //todo!(linux)
     fn delete_credentials(&self, url: &str) -> Task<Result<()>> {
-        unimplemented!()
+        Task::Ready(Some(Err(anyhow::Error::msg(
+            "Platform<LinuxPlatform>::delete_credentials is not implemented yet",
+        ))))
     }
 
     fn window_appearance(&self) -> crate::WindowAppearance {