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The desktop file does not work in Linux Mint #11

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archisman-panigrahi opened this issue Aug 21, 2024 · 0 comments
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The desktop file does not work in Linux Mint #11

archisman-panigrahi opened this issue Aug 21, 2024 · 0 comments

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archisman-panigrahi commented Aug 21, 2024

I am using aiw in Linux Mint 22 (based on Ubuntu 24.04). After installing, All Is Well did not show up in the menu, and I found that the contents of the desktop file is the following

[Desktop Entry]
        Name=All Is Well
        GenericName=Update Helper and Fixer
        Comment=ALL IS WELL is a bash script that allows users to easily update and upgrade their repositories and packages on linux, BSD, And More. It will also fix any broken packages and dependencies, if possible. Forget about typing all update/upgrade commands  manually, when ALL IS WELL!
        Exec=/etc/terminal-run /home/archisman/All-is-well/aiw/aiwdebianubuntu.sh 'All Is Well'
        Icon=/home/archisman/All-is-well/aiw/icon-64.png
        Terminal=false
        StartupNotify=true
        Type=Application
        Categories=Utility;

The solution was to do all of the following

  1. Change nonexistent /etc/terminal-run to bash in Exec=
  2. Change Terminal=false to Terminal=true (otherwise this terminal based app will not run at all!)
  3. Remove the tabs before every line. Otherwise, it does not show up in the menu
  4. Mark the .desktop file as executable.
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