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Operating Systems Linux Ubuntu Launchers Not Launching Post 302853531 by Deluge on Sunday 15th of September 2013 01:31:38 AM
Old 09-15-2013
Error [Solved] Launchers Not Launching
Some of my .desktop launchers aren't working. When I try to execute it from the main menu nothing happens. When I try to launch it from a terminal I get the following:
Code:
$ /usr/share/applications/qjoypad.desktop
/usr/share/applications/qjoypad.desktop: line 1: [Desktop: command not found
/usr/share/applications/qjoypad.desktop: line 8: Utility: command not found

Here are the contents of the launcher:
Code:
[Desktop Entry]
Version=1.0
Name=QJoyPad
Exec=/usr/games/qjoypad
Icon=/usr/share/pixmaps/qjoypad/gamepad2-24x24.png
Terminal=false
Type=Application
Categories=Game;Utility;

File permissions:
Code:
$ ls -l /usr/share/applications | grep -i qjoy
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root   173 Mar 10  2010 qjoypad.desktop

I have not edited the file since I installed the package. It was working 2 days ago. Not sure what caused the change. Most of my other launchers work fine.

I am on Linux Mint 15 64-bit:
Code:
$ uname -r
3.8.0-19-generic

--- Edit ---

Actually, it doesn't look like any of my launchers can be executed from a terminal. How can I figure out why it's not launching from the system menu?

--- Edit ---

I can launch it from the file manager (Nemo). (forgot to mention I'm using Cinnamon desktop)

--- Solved ---

Right-clicked on main menu button and selected "Edit menu". Then I hit "Restore System Configuration". Now it's working.
Last edited by Don Cragun; 09-15-2013 at 07:57 AM.. Reason: Marking as solved.
 

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gnome-desktop-item-edit

gnome-desktop-item-edit(1)					   User Commands					gnome-desktop-item-edit(1)

NAME

       gnome-desktop-item-edit - GNOME Desktop file editor

SYNOPSIS

       gnome-desktop-item-edit [--create-new] filename

DESCRIPTION

       gnome-desktop-item-edit	is  the GNOME Desktop file editor, which you can use to create or edit the .desktop (known as desktop) file. GNOME
       uses a standard desktop file specification as proposed by freedesktop.org.  A desktop file consists of a number of  name-value  pairs  that
       define  how  a  desktop	should organize a particular application. As this is defined as an open standard, integration of applications into
       GNOME Desktop is relatively straightforward.

       A basic entry in the desktop file must start with a tag called [Desktop Entry]. It can then have a number of name-value pairs as defined by
       the standard.  The minimum entries are as follows:

       Name		       the name of the application

       Comment		       a textual description of the application which is displayed as a tooltip message by gnome-panel. When set appropri-
			       ately, the comment can be localized within the same file.

       Exec		       the name of the actual executable

       Icon		       the file name of the icon image

       Type		       the desktop file type

       Categories	       a multi-string field which is used by gnome-panel to group applications into the appropriate categories.

       These desktop files provide the information to gnome-panel, which     places the application in the appropriate locations on the panel.	In
       a similar manner, the GNOME file manager (Nautilus) uses information from the desktop files to display the 'applications:///' view.

OPTIONS

       The following options are supported:

       --create-new	       Creates a new .desktop file.

OPERANDS

       The following operands are supported:

       filename 	       The name of the desktop file to be edited or viewed.

EXAMPLES

       Example 1: Editing an existing .desktop file

       example% gnome-desktop-item-edit fullpath/filename

       This command invokes the launcher dialog and loads the contents of the specified desktop file into the relevant fields.

EXIT STATUS

       The following exit values are returned:

       0	Application exited successfully

       >0	Application exited with failure

FILES

       The following files are used by this application:

       /usr/bin/gnome-desktop-item-edit

	   Executable for GNOME Desktop file editor

       /usr/share/applications/

	   Location of system desktop files

ATTRIBUTES

       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |      ATTRIBUTE TYPE	     |	    ATTRIBUTE VALUE	   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Availability		     |SUNWgnome-panel		   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Interface stability	     |Volatile			   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+

SEE ALSO

       gnome-panel(1), nautilus(1), attributes(5)

       Latest version of the GNOME Desktop User Guide for your platform.

NOTES

       Written by Ghee Teo, Sun Microsystems Inc., 2003.

SunOS 5.11							    2 Oct 2003						gnome-desktop-item-edit(1)
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