https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=367561
Bug ID: 367561
Summary: "KDEInit could not launch..." error when calling
programs through shell scripts
Product: plasmashell
Version: 5.5.5
Platform: openSUSE RPMs
OS: Linux
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Severity: normal
Priority: NOR
Component: Application Launcher (Kickoff)
Assignee: k...@davidedmundson.co.uk
Reporter: psychon...@nothingisreal.com
CC: plasma-b...@kde.org
Many KDE applications produce annoying console output, so I wrap them in shell
scripts and put them in some directory in my $PATH, as follows:
$ cat >~/bin/kwrite
#!/bin/bash
/usr/bin/kwrite "$@" >&/dev/null &
This way I can launch kwrite, kate, kontact, etc. from the command line without
worrying about them spewing logging data in my terminal. However, the scripts
cause errors when I try to launch the corresponding programs from the
Application Menu or when using Alt+F2, KDE throws up an error dialog before
successfully launching the program. For Alt+F2, the error dialog is as
follows:
Sorry - krunner
KDEInit could not launch '/home/miller/bin/kwrite'
And for the Application Menu, the error dialog is as follows:
Sorry - Plasma
KDEInit could not launch '/home/miller/bin/kwrite'
I am using Plasma 5.5.5 now but the problem previously existed in Plasma 4 (see
Bug 353454).
Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:
1. Create a shell script that launches (say) kwrite, and put the script in some
directory on your PATH.
2. Press Alt+F2, type "kwrite", and press Enter. (Or, launch KWrite from the
Application menu.)
Actual Results:
3. Error dialog appears which says, "KDEInit could not launch
'/home/miller/bin/kwrite'"
4. KWrite is launched.
Expected Results:
Step 3 above should not happen.
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