[SOLVED] Impossible to launch from desktop

[Snowhog]

No, all looks as it should.

When you right-click on the text file, do you see "Open with Kate", and if you click on that, does the file open in Kate as expected?

[andreaconsole]

Yes to both questions

[Snowhog]

So, all permissions are correct. Right-clicking and selecting the offered action to open with the appropriate application is working, you just can't double-click on the Desktop item and have it open in the appropriate app.

Open System Settings > File Associations and search on text. Scroll down and click on x-katefilelist. In the General tab, under Application Preference Order, is Kate shown and the first item in the list?

[andreaconsole]

Yes again

[jlittle]

While mimeapps.list is empty.

On the 23.04 where I'm typing this, .local/share/applications/mimeapps.list is empty, but .config/mimeapps.list has 82 entries. I think it only exists and gets entries if file associations have been changed by the user.

[andreaconsole]

This is the content of ~/.config/mimeapps.list

[Added Associations]
inode/directory=org.kde.dolphin.desktop;org.kde.gwenview.desktop;org.kde.kate.desktop;

[Default Applications]
inode/directory=org.kde.dolphin.desktop;
text/html=firefox_firefox.desktop
x-scheme-handler/mailto=opera.desktop​

[Snowhog]

You might be experiencing the notorious wslu 'bug'.

This is the solution of the problem: uninstall the package named "wslu" from your system and the shortcuts on your desktop will immediately work again when you double-click them.

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+s...u/+bug/1971757

Ref: https://www.reddit.com/r/Kubuntu/com...n_doubleclick/ [scroll down to the answer from Time-Lack-9367]

[andreaconsole]

Thanks a lot Snowhog ! Problem solved! I'm amazed by the wonderful support from this community.

[Snowhog]

I'm amazed by the wonderful support from this community.

Ahh, you're making me blush! hehe

You're very welcome. We are here to help in any way we can. We sometimes take a while to arrive at the solution; there is almost ALWAYS a solution; but we do our best.

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