Program Launchers on desktop not working after updates

[FX-Tech]

Hi Guys,

This morning when I came into work and fired up the machine, all seemed normal until I tried to launch some applications from the desktop. When I click on a program launcher on the desktop, I get an error message. Here's a screenshot of the error:

Program Launch Bug.jpg

Anyone else seeing this? I know there were a bunch of updates late in the day yesterday.

Thanks ,
Trevor

[dolphin_oracle]

click "mark executable" and it should be OK after that. Xfce 4.18 introduced an additional security check where it compares a checksum against the desktop file. if the checksum is not present or doesn't match, you get that popup.

[FX-Tech]

That does not do the trick. Sorry I forgot to mention that I had tried that.

[fehlix]

Hi Guys,

This morning when I came into work and fired up the machine, all seemed normal until I tried to launch some applications from the desktop. When I click on a program launcher on the desktop, I get an error message. Here's a screenshot of the error:

Dont's see that as an Error . It a new addtional "security measure about trusted application launcher brought to you by new upgraded version of Xfce.
Just click on "Mark executable" to make it trusted.

[FX-Tech]

BTW, the program that is giving me the problem is run under wine. The launcher works from the menu under wine folder, but not from the desktop. I've also tried deleting it and re adding it from the main menu (right click - add to desktop) and that doesn't work either.

[fehlix]

That does not do the trick. Sorry I forgot to mention that I had tried that.

Hmm this was mentioned by someone else... maybe permission issue with the home folder.

[FX-Tech]

Can we turn off the "New Feature"?

[fehlix]

BTW, the program that is giving me the problem is run under wine. The launcher works from the menu under wine folder, but not from the desktop. I've also tried deleting it and re adding it from the main menu (right click - add to desktop) and that doesn't work either.

Are you saying it's only one launcher that won't work and for all others let you mark as trusted work.
Perhaps show details like this,
open terminal on desktop and run:

Code: Select all

ls -al  

[FX-Tech]

Here's the launcher that isn't working:
-rwxr-xr-x 1 trevorj domain users 283 Feb 17 2022 'IntelEvent Express.desktop'

The KiCAD launcher is working after clicking mark as execute.
-rwxr-xr-x 1 trevorj domain users 583 Aug 19 08:04 kicad.desktop

The permissions look identical

[FX-Tech]

The only thing different about this launcher that I know of, is that it is a windows program run under wine. It's worked flawlessly this way all through MX-19 and MX-21 so far until now. This machine is a member of a windows domain - but I don't see that being the issue as the other programs, like KiCAD do launch ok. Thanks for your help. Hope it's not a wide spread issue!