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** Changed in: nautilus (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Low -- 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/1652404 Title: .desktop file fails with unhelpful error message "The was an error launching the application" Status in nautilus package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: Launching a .desktop file can result in the error message "The was an error launching the application". Such unhelpful message hiding the cause of the failure and leaving the user incapable of fixing the it should not be included in any application ever programmed/released including nautilus. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.10 Package: nautilus 1:3.20.3-1ubuntu3.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.8.0-32.34-generic 4.8.11 Uname: Linux 4.8.0-32-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: zfs zunicode zcommon znvpair zavl ApportVersion: 2.20.3-0ubuntu8.2 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Sat Dec 24 00:34:23 2016 InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-12-12 (377 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 15.10 "Wily Werewolf" - Release amd64 (20151021) SourcePackage: nautilus UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to yakkety on 2016-10-17 (67 days ago) usr_lib_nautilus: gnome-terminal 3.20.2-1ubuntu5 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nautilus/+bug/1652404/+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
