I am closing the bug after finding https://askubuntu.com/questions/1197990/how-to-add-shortcut-starter-to- file-program-or-folder-in-the-desktop-or-menu
This is a feasible though not perfect workaround. It seems desktop shortcuts are more or less deprecated in the old form. Procedure: sudo desktop-file-install [some .desktop file which worked before] install and run alacarte, and create a new item. Provide the path used in the .desktop file as is. The item will now appear in Dash with its icon (though not anywhere else) and run. This will have to do by the look of it. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1940793 Title: Desktop shortcuts disabled after upgrade to 20.04.3 now open in text editor To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity/+bug/1940793/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
