cinnamon is buggy after 19.1 upgrade

[bash64]

I cannot launch icons that run shell commands.
i cannot create a new launcher.

others on my facebook page report the same.

[JoeFootball]

i cannot create a new launcher.

Be sure you're not misunderstanding the new Cinnamon 4.x "pinned apps" to be launchers, just like I did.

Joe

[smurphos]

I cannot launch icons that run shell commands.
i cannot create a new launcher.

others on my facebook page report the same.

Create a new desktop launcher bug report including instructions to patch
https://github.com/linuxmint/Cinnamon/issues/8275

Desktop launchers with terminal=true bug report and suggested workaround
https://github.com/linuxmint/nemo/issues/2009

[bash64]

the fix for the new launcher works.
no real solution for launching shell commands though.
nemo 3.04 works, nemo 3.06 does not.

[smurphos]

no real solution for launching shell commands though.
nemo 3.04 works, nemo 3.06 does not.

Can you give an example desktop file of a non working launcher? There are a few related bugs with desktop launchers all sharing the same common cause....

[bash64]

I use an icon for raid status in case of a raid recovery:

watch cat /proc/mdstat

Does not work from the desktop anymore.
I did recreate it and added it to the main menu.
It will launch from the main menu, just not the desktop.

[smurphos]

OK, edit the desktop launcher command to...

gnome-terminal -e "watch cat /proc/mdstat"

...and uncheck the launch in terminal checkbox.

[bash64]

worked. no need to uncheck launch in terminal.
cannot uncheck that anyways without recreating the icon.

[bash64]

i have informed my facebook users of the change.

my facebook page is "linux mint cinnamon"
we provide excellent support to mint users.

[smurphos]

worked. no need to uncheck launch in terminal.
cannot uncheck that anyways without recreating the icon.

That's interesting.

Anyway a hint - right click, open with Text Editor would have been the way to change the Open in Terminal status if it had been needed for an existing launcher.