Public bug reported: This is a papercut / quality of life issue that's really annoying me.
On other file managers, if you set an .sh file as executable, it will offer to do something. With Ubuntu + Nautilus, it always by default just opens it in a text editor. This is really annoying and frankly a bad default to have. I know there's the right click menu to run as program, but since Ubuntu is trying to appeal to the masses here, good default behaviour is needed IMO. Example: you download a Linux game from GOG, you make it executable and then you double click to run -> wait a while as text editor tries to load a multiple GB installer .sh script, which is made with MojoSetup (it's a graphical app). Other file managers first ask what to do with a box like: "run? open as file? run in terminal?". Ubuntu should ideally do this too. I just don't think auto-opening big .sh executable files by default, in a text editor, is very good for users. ** Affects: nautilus (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: Confirmed ** Description changed: This is a papercut / quality of life issue that's really annoying me. On other file managers, if you set an .sh file as executable, it will offer to do something. With Ubuntu + Nautilus, it always by default just - opens it in a text editor. This is really annoying. + opens it in a text editor. This is really annoying and frankly a bad + default to have. I know there's the right click menu to run as program, but since Ubuntu is trying to appeal to the masses here, good default behaviour is needed IMO. Example: you download a Linux game from GOG, you make it executable and then you double click to run -> wait a while as text editor tries to load a multiple GB installer .sh script, which is made with MojoSetup (it's a graphical app). Other file managers first ask what to do with a box like: "run? open as - file? run in terminal?" + file? run in terminal?". Ubuntu should ideally do this too. I just don't think auto-opening big .sh executable files by default, in a text editor, is very good for users. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1924932 Title: Nautilus default behaviour for executable scripts is poor To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nautilus/+bug/1924932/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs