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I wanted to configure a Cinnamon desktop that used optirun so I created a new .desktop file in /usr/share/xsessions.



However, this option is not being shown as a desktop on the login screen. I've tried killall lightdm and also restarting the computer.



What do I need to do to get my new desktop to come up as an option?






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closed as off-topic by Jeff Schaller, Anthon, Stephen Rauch, GAD3R, Satō Katsura Oct 1 '17 at 18:08


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  • Possible duplicate of What is the TryExec field in .desktop files?
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I wanted to configure a Cinnamon desktop that used optirun so I created a new .desktop file in /usr/share/xsessions.



However, this option is not being shown as a desktop on the login screen. I've tried killall lightdm and also restarting the computer.



What do I need to do to get my new desktop to come up as an option?






fedora cinnamon session lightdm optimus







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closed as off-topic by Jeff Schaller, Anthon, Stephen Rauch, GAD3R, Satō Katsura Oct 1 '17 at 18:08


This question appears to be off-topic. The users who voted to close gave this specific reason:


  • "Questions describing a problem that can't be reproduced and seemingly went away on its own (or went away when a typo was fixed) are off-topic as they are unlikely to help future readers." – Jeff Schaller, Anthon, GAD3R, Satō Katsura
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  • Possible duplicate of What is the TryExec field in .desktop files?
    – Stephen Rauch
    Oct 1 '17 at 15:18












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I wanted to configure a Cinnamon desktop that used optirun so I created a new .desktop file in /usr/share/xsessions.



However, this option is not being shown as a desktop on the login screen. I've tried killall lightdm and also restarting the computer.



What do I need to do to get my new desktop to come up as an option?






fedora cinnamon session lightdm optimus







share|improve this question













I wanted to configure a Cinnamon desktop that used optirun so I created a new .desktop file in /usr/share/xsessions.



However, this option is not being shown as a desktop on the login screen. I've tried killall lightdm and also restarting the computer.



What do I need to do to get my new desktop to come up as an option?






fedora cinnamon session lightdm optimus




fedora cinnamon session lightdm optimus






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closed as off-topic by Jeff Schaller, Anthon, Stephen Rauch, GAD3R, Satō Katsura Oct 1 '17 at 18:08


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  • "Questions describing a problem that can't be reproduced and seemingly went away on its own (or went away when a typo was fixed) are off-topic as they are unlikely to help future readers." – Jeff Schaller, Anthon, GAD3R, Satō Katsura
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closed as off-topic by Jeff Schaller, Anthon, Stephen Rauch, GAD3R, Satō Katsura Oct 1 '17 at 18:08


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  • "Questions describing a problem that can't be reproduced and seemingly went away on its own (or went away when a typo was fixed) are off-topic as they are unlikely to help future readers." – Jeff Schaller, Anthon, GAD3R, Satō Katsura
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  • Possible duplicate of What is the TryExec field in .desktop files?
    – Stephen Rauch
    Oct 1 '17 at 15:18
















  • Possible duplicate of What is the TryExec field in .desktop files?
    – Stephen Rauch
    Oct 1 '17 at 15:18















Possible duplicate of What is the TryExec field in .desktop files?
– Stephen Rauch
Oct 1 '17 at 15:18




Possible duplicate of What is the TryExec field in .desktop files?
– Stephen Rauch
Oct 1 '17 at 15:18










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The reason was because I had a command with args in Exec and TryExec rather than the path to a script.



Reading this post shows that TryExec isn't actually executed and it is just used to decide whether to offer this desktop, so that could be the reason it didn't work for me to start with.



Solution: Ensure TryExec and possibly Exec point to actual script file paths rather than stating an executable with args.






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    The reason was because I had a command with args in Exec and TryExec rather than the path to a script.



    Reading this post shows that TryExec isn't actually executed and it is just used to decide whether to offer this desktop, so that could be the reason it didn't work for me to start with.



    Solution: Ensure TryExec and possibly Exec point to actual script file paths rather than stating an executable with args.






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      accepted










      The reason was because I had a command with args in Exec and TryExec rather than the path to a script.



      Reading this post shows that TryExec isn't actually executed and it is just used to decide whether to offer this desktop, so that could be the reason it didn't work for me to start with.



      Solution: Ensure TryExec and possibly Exec point to actual script file paths rather than stating an executable with args.






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        The reason was because I had a command with args in Exec and TryExec rather than the path to a script.



        Reading this post shows that TryExec isn't actually executed and it is just used to decide whether to offer this desktop, so that could be the reason it didn't work for me to start with.



        Solution: Ensure TryExec and possibly Exec point to actual script file paths rather than stating an executable with args.






        share|improve this answer












        The reason was because I had a command with args in Exec and TryExec rather than the path to a script.



        Reading this post shows that TryExec isn't actually executed and it is just used to decide whether to offer this desktop, so that could be the reason it didn't work for me to start with.



        Solution: Ensure TryExec and possibly Exec point to actual script file paths rather than stating an executable with args.







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