Public bug reported:
Steps to reproduce:
1. Have Ubuntu 20.04 LTS installed with Unity desktop
2. Login to the Unity session
3. Open terminal and create symlink to the some application executable with
ln -s /usr/bin/xclock ~/Desktop/xclock
4. Click on just created `xclock` file symlink on the desktop
Expected results:
* user is able to run symlink'ed application from Desktop
Actual results:
* user is unable to run symlink'ed application from Desktop, the following
window is shown instead:
> Unknown file type
> There file "xclock" has no known programs associated with it. Use the
Open With dialog to pick a program to open it with.
Click on "Choose a program" and selecting Run Software and then OK
does not help.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
Package: nemo 4.4.2-2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-28.32-generic 5.4.30
Uname: Linux 5.4.0-28-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
CurrentDesktop: Unity:Unity7:ubuntu
Date: Fri May 8 20:05:31 2020
SourcePackage: nemo
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
** Affects: nemo (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: amd64 apport-bug focal
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Unable to launch symlink'ed application from Desktop
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