Thank you for reporting this bug to Ubuntu. Ubuntu 20.04 (focal) reached end-of-standard-support in May 2025.
See this document for currently supported Ubuntu releases: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Releases We appreciate that this bug may be old and you might not be interested in discussing it anymore. But if you are then please upgrade to the latest Ubuntu version and re-test. If you then find the bug is still present in the newer Ubuntu version, please add a comment here telling us which new version it is in. ** Changed in: gnome-shell (Ubuntu) Status: New => Won't Fix -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-shell in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1876722 Title: launcher fails to recognise applications referred in external media .desktop file Status in gnome-shell package in Ubuntu: Won't Fix Bug description: Ubuntu 20.04 fails to show shortcut icons in the launcher when .desktop file have applications pointing at external drive which is “always connected and mounted”. The screen capture below present you the problem. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04 Package: xorg 1:7.7+19ubuntu14 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-28.32-generic 5.4.30 Uname: Linux 5.4.0-28-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27 Architecture: amd64 BootLog: Error: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/var/log/boot.log' CasperMD5CheckResult: skip CompositorRunning: None CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Mon May 4 18:20:54 2020 DistUpgraded: 2020-04-29 01:20:49,020 ERROR got error from PostInstallScript ./xorg_fix_proprietary.py (g-exec-error-quark: Failed to execute child process “./xorg_fix_proprietary.py” (No such file or directory) (8)) DistroCodename: focal DistroVariant: ubuntu ExtraDebuggingInterest: No GraphicsCard: Intel Corporation Haswell-ULT Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:0a16] (rev 0b) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Haswell-ULT Integrated Graphics Controller [103c:2211] InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-04-28 (5 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 19.10 "Eoan Ermine" - Release amd64 (20191017) MachineType: Hewlett-Packard HP 250 G3 Notebook PC ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=en_IN:en PATH=(custom, no user) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> LANG=en_IN SHELL=/bin/bash ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-5.4.0-28-generic root=UUID=3c3bd88e-55df-4054-b631-c30ca6ffef19 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 SourcePackage: xorg Symptom: display UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to focal on 2020-04-28 (5 days ago) dmi.bios.date: 06/13/2019 dmi.bios.vendor: Insyde dmi.bios.version: F.47 dmi.board.asset.tag: Type2 - Board Asset Tag dmi.board.name: 2211 dmi.board.vendor: Hewlett-Packard dmi.board.version: 86.57 dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Chassis Asset Tag dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnInsyde:bvrF.47:bd06/13/2019:svnHewlett-Packard:pnHP250G3NotebookPC:pvr0991100000000000000600087:rvnHewlett-Packard:rn2211:rvr86.57:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct10:cvrChassisVersion: dmi.product.family: 103C_5336AN G=N L=CON B=HP S=PAV dmi.product.name: HP 250 G3 Notebook PC dmi.product.sku: J7V52PA#ACJ dmi.product.version: 0991100000000000000600087 dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard version.compiz: compiz N/A version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.101-2 version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 20.0.4-2ubuntu1 version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 20.0.4-2ubuntu1 version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.20.8-2ubuntu2 version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev N/A version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:19.1.0-1 version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.917+git20200226-1 version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.16-1 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-shell/+bug/1876722/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
