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grappas

Member

Registered: 2022-07-08

Posts: 1

.desktop files stopped to be recognized

f.e.:
~/.config/autostart/conky.desktop

[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Exec=sh "/home/grappas/.conky/conky-startup.sh"
Hidden=false
NoDisplay=false
X-GNOME-Autostart-enabled=true
Name[en_IN]=Conky
Name=Conky
Comment[en_IN]=
Comment=

doesn't autostart anymore.

desktop-file-validate confirms it is conform.

or

~/.local/share/applications/TEES.desktop

[Desktop Entry]
Name=TEES
Exec="~/.local/share/applications/ts.sh"
Type=Application

is not recognized by any launcher other than plain text file

desktop-file-validate also confirms it is conform.

It worked before like a charm.

robson75

Member

From: Poland

Registered: 2020-06-28

Posts: 144

Re: .desktop files stopped to be recognized

For me, conky.desktop has this content

[Desktop Entry]
Encoding=UTF-8
Version=1.0
Type=Application
Icon=conky-logomark-violet
Name=Conky
Comment=Light system monitor for X
Exec=/home/robson/.conky/conky-startup.sh
Hidden=false

Everything works fine.

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