Executing should be the default behavior. The fact that it's not possible to execute at all except by opening the Terminal is insane.
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to nautilus in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1433774 Title: When double clicking an executable bash script in file manager, it opens in gedit rather than executing Status in nautilus package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Download https://www.torproject.org/dist/torbrowser/4.0.4/tor-browser- linux64-4.0.4_en-US.tar.xz and extract it to a folder. Navigate to that folder in the GNOME file manager. Double click "start-tor-browser". Expected result: The script executes and launches the browser. Actual result: The script opens in gedit. Even when right clicking it, "Run" is not listed as an option anywhere. It's not even an option under "Open With... -> Other Application". The only way to run it is from a terminal. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 Package: nautilus 1:3.10.1-0ubuntu9.7 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.16.0-31.43~14.04.1-generic 3.16.7-ckt5 Uname: Linux 3.16.0-31-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.7 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Wed Mar 18 16:00:48 2015 GsettingsChanges: InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-03-06 (12 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20150218.1) SourcePackage: nautilus UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nautilus/+bug/1433774/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp