corrado, this is not new to Ubuntu 17.10 or nautilus 3.24. Right-click on the .desktop and click Properties. Switch to the Permissions tab and make sure the Execute box is checked.
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SecurityTeam/Policies#Execute- Permission_Bit_Required Since this is an intended security feature in Ubuntu, I am closing this bug report. ** Changed in: nautilus (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1687179 Title: Desktop icon Untrusted application launcher To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nautilus/+bug/1687179/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
