Peter Curtis' solutions worked for me. pcmanfm -> Edit -> Preferences -> Advanced Tab
I just had to change x-terminal-emulator %s into x-terminal-emulator -e %s changing x-terminal-emulator -e %s into lxterminal -e %s also works... any advantage to one over the other? *** NOTE: I had to use /bin/bash (NOT /bin/sh) to initiate the script /bin/sh just opened the terminal and closed it regardless if using x-terminal-emulator or lxterminal mentioned above. tested with #!/bin/sh echo 'see me' read #!/bin/bash echo 'see me' read -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/975152 Title: Execute in terminal not working To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pcmanfm/+bug/975152/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs