I fixed the issue simply by editing catfish.in and commenting out the cd command. (see diff)
** Patch added: "Fix" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/38868368/catfish-fix-283953.diff ** Changed in: catfish (Ubuntu) Status: In Progress => Fix Committed -- Catfish' default search directory is /usr/share/catfish https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/283953 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs