I'm assuming binfmt-misc is standard and is in Ubuntu by default and is the way the kernel executes files. If so, I also am experiencing this, and I would guess that the easiest solution for a quick fix would be to have "Run" be a special option that's always available for executable files. I assume it's also what you'd normally want as the default option, but preferences could be set based on file type. For example, if you wanted all executable BIN files to be run, but all executable SH files to be opened in GEdit, that seems like that should be doable, though I don't know how much Nautilus pays attention to the extensions as it tries to see what the actual file type is regardless of it's name, which is a great feature. Any way, at the very least, making "Run" be an option for all executable files would be nice.
I think this is the way it used to be, too, in earlier versions of Ubuntu, so perhaps this is a problem with the new GVFS being used? Anyone else have this problem? I have a bin file, Google Earth to be specific, and when I click on it it says could display because location isn't a folder, and when right clicking the only option is "Open with 'Open Folder'". I've seen this problem with other executables as well. I just tried it on another computer with 8.04, and it keeps the only options available as the options for opening the file normally, nothing is changed when you make it executable except that it views the file type as a "program" in the file properties. Any way, yeah this would be a nice bug to see fixed so that installing stuff is easier for those who don't know how to run something via the command line. ^^ -- Nautilus should allow execution of arbitrary files with execute bit set https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/204324 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is a bug assignee. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
