695113 – "command line" or "mini-commander" applet (gnome) in 11.4 does not work.

Bug 695113 - "command line" or "mini-commander" applet (gnome) in 11.4 does not work.

Summary: "command line" or "mini-commander" applet (gnome) in 11.4 does not work.

Status:	RESOLVED FIXED

Alias:	None

Product:	openSUSE 11.4
Classification:	openSUSE
Component:	GNOME (show other bugs)
Version:	Final
Hardware:	x86-64 openSUSE 11.4

Priority:	P3 - Medium Severity: Critical with 6 votes (vote)
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Reported:	2011-05-20 12:20 UTC by Carlos Robinson
Modified:	2013-11-23 20:02 UTC (History)
CC List:	4 users (show)

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Description Carlos Robinson 2011-05-20 12:20:13 UTC

The "command line" or "mini-commander" applet (gnome) in 11.4 does not work. 

When launched it does not appear in the panel.

If I launch "/usr/lib/mini_commander_applet" on a terminal, I get a dozen
such applets, for all the times I tried, but then I have an xterm tied up.

If I launch the same from "alt-f2" it does not work, and gives no error.

Classified as "critical" because the applet does not work.

Comment 1 Yaşar Arabacı 2011-05-21 14:21:09 UTC

I can confirm this bug. Tried it with 11.4 and with tumbleweed (based on 11.4)

Comment 2 Robert Gartler 2011-05-24 06:54:03 UTC

Same thing here. This is a _very_ annoying bug!

Comment 3 Robert Gartler 2011-05-24 07:00:32 UTC

Changed importance to P3 as this is the most important applet and a killer argument for using SUSE (this applet is not included in ubuntu anymore).

Comment 4 D H 2011-06-04 21:25:13 UTC

(In reply to comment #0)
> The "command line" or "mini-commander" applet (gnome) in 11.4 does not work. 
> 
> When launched it does not appear in the panel.
> 
> If I launch "/usr/lib/mini_commander_applet" on a terminal, I get a dozen
> such applets, for all the times I tried, but then I have an xterm tied up.
> 
> If I launch the same from "alt-f2" it does not work, and gives no error.
> 
> Classified as "critical" because the applet does not work.

I found that replacing the 'Exec=' line in /usr/share/dbus-1/services/org.gnome.panel.applet.MiniCommanderAppletFactory.service to 'Exec=/usr/lib/mini_commander_applet' resolved the issue for me.

Comment 5 Carlos Robinson 2011-06-05 01:54:37 UTC

Indeed! It works for me too.

The entry contains:

Exec=/home/carlos/gnome-cvs/libexec/mini_commander_applet

somebody left a temporary line.


So, can somebody create an update for this?

Comment 6 Brett Berger 2011-10-15 17:20:18 UTC

Any update on this? Per Comment#5 a workaround/fix is identified that could easily be resolved. 


Edit 
/usr/share/dbus- 1/services/org.gnome.panel.applet.MiniCommanderAppletFactory.service

Replace the following line: 

Exec=/home/carlos/gnome-cvs/libexec/mini_commander_applet

With 

Exec=/usr/lib/mini_commander_applet

Comment 7 Dominique Leuenberger 2013-11-23 20:02:49 UTC

Dear Reporter,

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make openSUSE better.

We are sorry that we do not always have the capacity to look at all reported bugs in a timely manner. There have been many changes in openSUSE since the time you reported the bug and your problem may have been fixed with some of the updates. It would help us a lot if you could test it on a current, supported openSUSE version.

When you test it and it is still an issue, kindly reopen this bug and move it to the tested version of openSUSE. 

Truly yours.