Is this bug permission-caused? I just experienced a missing desktop menu icon on 8.04.1 after having run xdg-desktop-menu via root on a non-live session tree, and when re- running the command as root on the actual running session (live CD creation project!) it did add the icon to the desktop.
Investigation showed that the .desktop file had 0400 permissions only, with no warning message whatsoever output by xdg-desktop-menu upon installation that the .desktop file would be inaccessible by mere mortals!! IOW: - non-live session: add as root; no user session available there, thus no hook there invoked which could have added the icon with the help of root powers. - ensuing live session: NO icon visible - live session: add as root, icon becomes visible! (updated in user session) - live session: add as user, error message: "no permission to read ....desktop" or some such to that effect This is severe usability bug #4 or so which I experienced using xdg-utils (IOW a wee bit _way_ too many) in a short time, time for a rather verbose bug report into this particular direction... (will do) The entire xdg-utils handling feels waaaay too raw and unpolished for such a central package, especially for rather non-savvy OEMs. (quick quizzz: what's the best way to turn people away from Linux desktop deployment plans? Yeah, you guessed right...) Thanks! -- "xdg-desktop-menu install" requires a logout the first time https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/191958 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
