Unable to launch the application by its desktop icon copied from Applications menu

The same happens if I drag .desktop file directly from /usr/share/applications or from GNOME Panel's application launcher.

Hmm, works for me even without "4.2. Make icon executable" step.

https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-flashback/-/merge_requests/28

This might help, can not verify as I still can not reproduce... :(

I have uploaded a package with that patch to this PPA: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-gnome-flashback/+archive/ubuntu/unstable

Can you please check if it fixes the issue for you?

@Dmitry Shachnev (mitya57)

Thanks, it works as expected.

This bug was fixed in the package gnome-flashback - 3.36.3-1ubuntu1

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gnome-flashback (3.36.3-1ubuntu1) groovy; urgency=medium

  * Merge with Debian unstable, remaining changes:
    - debian/rules, debian/gnome-session-flashback.maintscript:
      + Add an epoch number to gnome-session-flashback package.
    - debian/gnome-session-flashback.gsettings-override:
      + Disable some not needed gnome-flashback components.
      + Add the default settings for GNOME Flashback sessions.
    - debian/control.in:
      + Use Ubuntu VCS fields.
      + Make gnome-session-flashback depend on dbus-user-session,
        indicator-common, ubuntu-mono and yaru-theme-gtk.
      + Make gnome-session-flashback suggest compiz.
      + Build-depend on libcompizconfig0-dev to enable Compiz session
        support.
    - debian/patches/support-indicator-keyboard.diff:
      + Support “org.gnome.desktop.input-sources current” key, to make
        indicator-keyboard working.
    - debian/patches/load_indicators.diff:
      + Load indicators when starting the session via systemd.
    - debian/gnome-session-flashback.install:
      + Install compiz session script and configuration files.
  * The new release has improvements in desktop component:
    - Added desktop files are now properly recognized (LP: #1875317).
    - Files now can be renamed using F2 key (LP: #1875703).
  * Refresh debian/patches/load_indicators.diff.

 -- Dmitry Shachnev <email address hidden> Fri, 01 May 2020 18:51:39 +0300

Hello Norbert, or anyone else affected,

Accepted gnome-flashback into focal-proposed. The package will build now and be available at https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-flashback/3.36.3-0ubuntu1 in a few hours, and then in the -proposed repository.

Please help us by testing this new package. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed for documentation on how to enable and use -proposed. Your feedback will aid us getting this update out to other Ubuntu users.

If this package fixes the bug for you, please add a comment to this bug, mentioning the version of the package you tested, what testing has been performed on the package and change the tag from verification-needed-focal to verification-done-focal. If it does not fix the bug for you, please add a comment stating that, and change the tag to verification-failed-focal. In either case, without details of your testing we will not be able to proceed.

Further information regarding the verification process can be found at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QATeam/PerformingSRUVerification . Thank you in advance for helping!

N.B. The updated package will be released to -updates after the bug(s) fixed by this package have been verified and the package has been in -proposed for a minimum of 7 days.

With package from -proposed it works as expected. Thank you!

This bug was fixed in the package gnome-flashback - 3.36.3-0ubuntu1

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gnome-flashback (3.36.3-0ubuntu1) focal; urgency=medium

  * New upstream bugfix release (LP: #1876731).
    - Added desktop files are now properly recognized (LP: #1875317).
    - Files now can be renamed using F2 key (LP: #1875703).
  * Install the new gnome-flashback-clipboard executable in gnome-flashback
    package.
  * Bump gnome-session-flashback dependency on gnome-flashback to 3.36.3.
  * Update debian/copyright for clipboard code move.
  * Refresh debian/patches/load_indicators.diff.

 -- Dmitry Shachnev <email address hidden> Mon, 04 May 2020 16:59:18 +0300

The verification of the Stable Release Update for gnome-flashback has completed successfully and the package is now being released to -updates. Subsequently, the Ubuntu Stable Release Updates Team is being unsubscribed and will not receive messages about this bug report. In the event that you encounter a regression using the package from -updates please report a new bug using ubuntu-bug and tag the bug report regression-update so we can easily find any regressions.