@CCP_Bartender, Nice to hear that, which are a bright spot atm. I have today my launcher scripts updated so she can handle now the problem, that after an restart of a updated/changed launcher he hangs again while the updater cleaned up the launcher directory from foreign files or links (which are ok and he should always do that). If you want to use my stuff, you are welcome. See the thread EVE Installing where i have posted links for my downloads and my website.
I know its not christmas, but in this post Help Installing EVE on Ubuntu 18.04 - #14 by Gharim_Turen i have written my wishes for an updated launcher. 