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dreadz

Member

Registered: 2011-11-23

Posts: 27

[SOLVED] KDE Plasma 5 Start Menu refuses to run programs from terminal

Hi guys, i just installed KDE Plasma 5 and it's all great,
but when i try to run a cli program from the start menu,
the terminal pops for a second and closes down.

In the .desktop file of the program i have "Terminal=true":

[Desktop Entry]
Name=waidps
Icon=utilities-terminal
Comment=Wireless Auditing, Intrusion Detection & Prevention System.
TryExec=/usr/bin/waidps
Exec=sh -c '/usr/local/bin/appHelper.sh sudo /usr/bin/waidps' $SHELL
StartupNotify=true
Terminal=true
Type=Application
Categories=X-blackarch-wireless;

I also tried by setting "terminal" to true from kmenuedit,
but this doesn't make any changes to the file, and i have
the same result.I also looked in

/var/log

, but couldn't find anything relevant.

journalctl -p 3 -xb

shows only some pulse audio garbage.

So a short summary:
If i open a terminal and run the command it works, but if i try to run
the program from the kde menu, it doesn't run.

Any suggestions will be highly appreciated!

Last edited by dreadz (2016-09-24 18:29:40)

arojas

Developer

From: Spain

Registered: 2011-10-09

Posts: 2,097

Re: [SOLVED] KDE Plasma 5 Start Menu refuses to run programs from terminal

Known upstream bug. As a workaround, quote the "Exec" command.

dreadz

Member

Registered: 2011-11-23

Posts: 27

Re: [SOLVED] KDE Plasma 5 Start Menu refuses to run programs from terminal

Known upstream bug. As a workaround, quote the "Exec" command.

Daimn son, your a god.

Thanks!