Public bug reported:
Ubuntu 26.04 (Resolute) with GNOME 49.
Problem:
Nautilus "Open in Terminal" does not work.
Observed behavior:
* Right-clicking a folder in Nautilus and selecting "Open in Terminal" does
nothing.
* xdg-terminal-exec fails to detect any valid terminal.
* Both GNOME Terminal and Ptyxis are installed and work correctly when launched
manually.
Commands tested:
xdg-terminal-exec --print-id
Output:
No valid terminal entry was found in:
/var/lib/snapd/desktop/applications/:/usr/share/applications/:/usr/local/share/applications/:/usr/share/gnome/applications/:/usr/share/ubuntu/applications/:/home/semih/.local/share/applications/
Additional observations:
* gnome-terminal launches successfully.
* ptyxis launches successfully.
* gtk-launch org.gnome.Terminal works.
* Desktop files exist:
/usr/share/applications/org.gnome.Terminal.desktop
/usr/share/applications/org.gnome.Ptyxis.desktop
Debug output (XTE_DEBUG=1) shows:
matching path for entry ID 'org.gnome.Terminal.desktop'
matching path for entry ID 'org.gnome.Ptyxis.desktop'
However xdg-terminal-exec never proceeds to read or select either
terminal entry and eventually reports:
No valid terminal entry was found
Expected behavior:
xdg-terminal-exec should detect GNOME Terminal or Ptyxis and Nautilus "Open in
Terminal" should open a terminal window in the selected directory.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 26.04
Package: xdg-terminal-exec 0.14.0-1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 7.0.0-22.22-generic 7.0.0
Uname: Linux 7.0.0-22-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.34.0-0ubuntu2
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Wed Jun 3 03:38:12 2026
InstallationDate: Installed on 2026-06-01 (1 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 26.04 "Resolute Raccoon" - Release amd64 (20260423.1)
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
LANG=tr_TR.UTF-8
PATH=(custom, no user)
SHELL=/bin/bash
TERM=xterm-256color
XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
SourcePackage: xdg-terminal-exec
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
Additional diagnostics:
gnome-terminal works normally.
ptyxis works normally.
gtk-launch org.gnome.Terminal works normally.
However:
xdg-terminal-exec --print-id
returns:
No valid terminal entry was found
The following desktop entries exist:
/usr/share/applications/org.gnome.Terminal.desktop
/usr/share/applications/org.gnome.Ptyxis.desktop
Both entries contain TerminalEmulator category and terminal argument
definitions.
XTE_DEBUG=1 output shows:
matching path for entry ID 'org.gnome.Terminal.desktop'
matching path for entry ID 'org.gnome.Ptyxis.desktop'
but xdg-terminal-exec never reads or selects either entry.
** Affects: xdg-terminal-exec (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: amd64 apport-bug resolute wayland-session
** Description changed:
Ubuntu 26.04 (Resolute) with GNOME 49.
Problem:
Nautilus "Open in Terminal" does not work.
Observed behavior:
* Right-clicking a folder in Nautilus and selecting "Open in Terminal" does
nothing.
* xdg-terminal-exec fails to detect any valid terminal.
* Both GNOME Terminal and Ptyxis are installed and work correctly when
launched manually.
Commands tested:
xdg-terminal-exec --print-id
Output:
No valid terminal entry was found in:
/var/lib/snapd/desktop/applications/:/usr/share/applications/:/usr/local/share/applications/:/usr/share/gnome/applications/:/usr/share/ubuntu/applications/:/home/semih/.local/share/applications/
Additional observations:
* gnome-terminal launches successfully.
* ptyxis launches successfully.
* gtk-launch org.gnome.Terminal works.
* Desktop files exist:
/usr/share/applications/org.gnome.Terminal.desktop
/usr/share/applications/org.gnome.Ptyxis.desktop
Debug output (XTE_DEBUG=1) shows:
matching path for entry ID 'org.gnome.Terminal.desktop'
matching path for entry ID 'org.gnome.Ptyxis.desktop'
However xdg-terminal-exec never proceeds to read or select either
terminal entry and eventually reports:
No valid terminal entry was found
Expected behavior:
xdg-terminal-exec should detect GNOME Terminal or Ptyxis and Nautilus "Open
in Terminal" should open a terminal window in the selected directory.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 26.04
Package: xdg-terminal-exec 0.14.0-1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 7.0.0-22.22-generic 7.0.0
Uname: Linux 7.0.0-22-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.34.0-0ubuntu2
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Wed Jun 3 03:38:12 2026
InstallationDate: Installed on 2026-06-01 (1 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 26.04 "Resolute Raccoon" - Release amd64
(20260423.1)
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
- LANG=tr_TR.UTF-8
- PATH=(custom, no user)
- SHELL=/bin/bash
- TERM=xterm-256color
- XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
+ LANG=tr_TR.UTF-8
+ PATH=(custom, no user)
+ SHELL=/bin/bash
+ TERM=xterm-256color
+ XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
SourcePackage: xdg-terminal-exec
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
+
+ Additional diagnostics:
+
+ gnome-terminal works normally.
+ ptyxis works normally.
+ gtk-launch org.gnome.Terminal works normally.
+
+ However:
+
+ xdg-terminal-exec --print-id
+
+ returns:
+
+ No valid terminal entry was found
+
+ The following desktop entries exist:
+
+ /usr/share/applications/org.gnome.Terminal.desktop
+ /usr/share/applications/org.gnome.Ptyxis.desktop
+
+ Both entries contain TerminalEmulator category and terminal argument
+ definitions.
+
+ XTE_DEBUG=1 output shows:
+
+ matching path for entry ID 'org.gnome.Terminal.desktop'
+ matching path for entry ID 'org.gnome.Ptyxis.desktop'
+
+ but xdg-terminal-exec never reads or selects either entry.
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xdg-terminal-exec cannot detect GNOME Terminal or Ptyxis, causing
Nautilus "Open in Terminal" to fail
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