[SOLVED] After upgrade: trouble with icons on the screen

floppy_stuttgart · 07-20-2023, 12:24 PM

Debian 11 Gnome
uname -r

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5.10.0-23-amd64

dmesg

Code:

[    0.000000] Linux version 5.10.0-23-amd64 (debian-kernel@lists.debian.org) (gcc-10 (Debian 10.2.1-6) 10.2.1 20210110, GNU ld (GNU Binutils for Debian) 2.35.2) #1 SMP Debian 5.10.179-2 (2023-07-14)...

The file xxx.desktop I placed in

Code:

/home/user/Schreibtisch

dont show the picture anymore and now by double clicking, gedit is opening (before, it launched a script).

example

xxx.desktop

Code:

[Desktop Entry]
Name= yyyyy
Comment=this is an icon for starting all emulators with wine
Exec=bash /home/user/programming/scriptaa.sh
Type=Application
Terminal=false
Icon=/home/user/programming/pictu.jpg

The first step was worse (everything disappeared): after a recommended installation https://extensions.gnome.org/extensi...desktop-icons/ the files xxx.desktop are only seen as text file and the linked pictures are not seen anymore. Any idea what is happening here?

rokytnji · 07-20-2023, 02:31 PM

Just wondering if you do a

Code:

sudo updatedb

and then use the locate command to find the changes you made and delete them.

Like

Code:

locate scriptaa.sh

just for starters and whatever else that input spits out as a search term.

I probably should stay out of this as I am systemd ignorant. So I have no clue on what is happening.

floppy_stuttgart · 07-23-2023, 09:56 AM

I have activated Desktop Icons NG (DING) instead of the previous app in the first post. Looks like the pictures are now recognized but not fully activated. More to be tested after a reboot.

Update: a reboot did not help, the icons stayed a bit weird = foggy. in the "Desktop" area with a file manager, I gave the execution rights (still weird picture = foggy appearance). By double clicking on it it said: right mouse click activate the "allow start".
I have done it. Now all fine. CLOSED.