Confirmed on 11.10
Here's the gist:
user@comp:~/.local/share/applications$ alacarte
* pressed New Item *
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/share/alacarte/Alacarte/MainWindow.py", line 311, in
on_new_item_button_clicked
process = subprocess.Popen(['gnome-desktop-item-edit', file_path],
env=os.environ)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/subprocess.py", line 679, in __init__
errread, errwrite)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/subprocess.py", line 1239, in _execute_child
raise child_exception
OSError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
^CTraceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/bin/alacarte", line 37, in <module>
main()
File "/usr/bin/alacarte", line 34, in main
app.run()
File "/usr/share/alacarte/Alacarte/MainWindow.py", line 76, in run
gtk.main()
KeyboardInterrupt
user@comp:~/.local/share/applications$ sudo alacarte
[sudo] password for user:
* pressed New Item *
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/share/alacarte/Alacarte/MainWindow.py", line 311, in
on_new_item_button_clicked
process = subprocess.Popen(['gnome-desktop-item-edit', file_path],
env=os.environ)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/subprocess.py", line 679, in __init__
errread, errwrite)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/subprocess.py", line 1239, in _execute_child
raise child_exception
OSError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
user@comp:~/.local/share/applications$ sudo apt-get install gnome-panelReading
package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following extra packages will be installed:
gir1.2-panelapplet-4.0 gnome-applets gnome-session-fallback
libpanel-applet-4-0
Suggested packages:
gnome-netstatus-applet deskbar-applet cpufrequtils epiphany-browser
desktop-base
The following NEW packages will be installed:
gir1.2-panelapplet-4.0 gnome-applets gnome-panel gnome-session-fallback
libpanel-applet-4-0
0 upgraded, 5 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
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user@comp:~/.local/share/applications$ alacarte
* pressed New Item *
... and then it works!
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/826049
Title:
Dependency problem: alacarte crashes on 'New Item' with OSError
because gnome-desktop-item-edit not found
Status in Alacarte Menu Editor:
New
Status in “alacarte” package in Ubuntu:
Triaged
Bug description:
alacarte calls /usr/bin/gnome-desktop-item-edit in a subprocess in
order to install new menu items. However, /usr/bin/gnome-desktop-item-
edit is in the gnome-panel package, which is only a Recommends: for
the alacarte package rather than marked as a true dependency. People
who have not installed gnome-panel will thus not be able to use core
Alacarte functionality.
Symptoms:
If you run alacarte from the command line, you will see an error like this
when you click on "New Item":
File "/usr/share/alacarte/Alacarte/MainWindow.py", line 311, in
on_new_item_button_clicked
process = subprocess.Popen(['gnome-desktop-item-edit', file_path],
env=os.environ)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/subprocess.py", line 679, in __init__
errread, errwrite)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/subprocess.py", line 1239, in _execute_child
raise child_exception
OSError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
If you run alacarte from a menu, you will simply find that when you
click "New Item" nothing happens: no dialog box for the item appears.
Workaround: install gnome-panel through your package manager
Fix: three possibilities:
(1) alacarte should depend on gnome-panel
(2) gnome-desktop-item-edit program should be in the alacarte package
(3) gnome-desktop-item-edit program should be in some third package, on which
alacarte should in turn depend
Original description:
Crashed while trying to make a new item in main menu and would not
create new item.
ProblemType: Crash
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: alacarte 0.13.2-2ubuntu3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-8.10-generic 3.0.1
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-8-generic x86_64
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sun Aug 14 00:15:20 2011
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/alacarte
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release amd64 (20110427.1)
InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python2.7
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcCmdline: /usr/bin/python -OOt /usr/bin/alacarte
ProcEnviron:
LANGUAGE=en_GB:en
PATH=(custom, no user)
LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
PythonArgs: ['/usr/bin/alacarte']
SourcePackage: alacarte
Title: alacarte crashed with OSError in _execute_child(): [Errno 2] No such
file or directory
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-08-12 (0 days ago)
UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout lpadmin plugdev sambashare
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