Ubuntu
nautilus package

Dragging .desktop files on the Desktop attempts to copy, not reposition

Bug #1313415 reported by Vancouverite
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This bug affects 2 people
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nautilus (Ubuntu)
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Bug Description

When I drag certain files on the desktop the system attempts to copy the file rather than reposition it. The error is generic: "Error while copying “/”."

 It seems that the offending files are .desktop files. I upgraded today from 13.04, which did not suffer from this bug.

If I try to move a .desktop file on the Desktop it defaults to copy (as if I'm holding down the ctrl key while dragging). I made screen capture video located at http://youtu.be/SDZX18jFTDA. Other files can be repositioned without a problem.

System Info
$ lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Release: 14.04
Codename: trusty

$ uname -a
Linux laptop01 3.13.0-24-generic #46-Ubuntu SMP Thu Apr 10 19:11:08 UTC 2014 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

$ nautilus --version
GNOME nautilus 3.10.1

Revision history for this message
Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Changed in nautilus (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
Revision history for this message
Don Cady (doncady) wrote :

I have a box that does the same, only more detail; [A] It was doing copies when you initiated a move for .desktop files., only the .desktop extension was dropped.
[B] It now produces the same error as above, with "Error opening file '/': Is a directory" in "more details". I'm assuming that changed with some package update[C].
Now the weird (but maybe forensicly helpful) part: It still does A with files created before point C, but B with files created after C.

Also, this looks like a candidate for being a dupe of Bug #1245214

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