KDE sets working directory wrong in non-systemd systems?

yabobay · 11-02-2023, 03:04 AM

I just hopped to Void Linux, and previously i used Gentoo (with OpenRC).

In both these systems i used KDE Plasma, and i've had this problem: launching an app via keyboard shortcut sets its working directory to /. If i launch it instead from the menu, the working directory is correctly set to ~.

lvm_ · 11-03-2023, 05:59 AM

AFAIK there is no requirement to set the default current directory in linux DEs, so there is no correct or wrong way to do it. If you want a program to start in a particular folder you should specify it explicitly in a wrapper script or a .desktop file.

yabobay · 11-03-2023, 12:39 PM

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Originally Posted by lvm_

AFAIK there is no requirement to set the default current directory in linux DEs, so there is no correct or wrong way to do it. If you want a program to start in a particular folder you should specify it explicitly in a wrapper script or a .desktop file.

In systemd distributions they launch in ~, so that's really what i'm trying to make happen. for *all* apps. Also, in literally every other desktop environment, this problem doesn't happen.