Error 'Invalid desktop entry file:' when using web browser in LXDE
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My system is Linux Lubuntu 17.10 and Firefox is installed as a browser. It can be accessed through the application panel, but clicking on the Web Browser Icon on the Task Bar leads to the following error:
Invalid desktop entry file:
'/usr/share/applications/lxde-x-www-browser.desktop'
I have tried
desktop-file-validate lxde-x-www-browser.desktop
but this did not change anything.
Here are the contents of the file:
[Desktop Entry]
Name=Web Browser
Name[pt_BR]=Navegador web
Name[zh_TW]=ç€Â覽器
GenericName=X Web Browser
GenericName[pt_BR]=Navegador web gráfico
GenericName[zh_TW]=網é Âç€Â覽器
Exec=/usr/bin/x-www-browser %u
Terminal=false
Type=Application
Categories=GTK;WebBrowser;Network
Icon=web-browser
NoDisplay=true
lxde browser .desktop
edited Nov 10 '17 at 23:51
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asked Nov 10 '17 at 23:24
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My system is Linux Lubuntu 17.10 and Firefox is installed as a browser. It can be accessed through the application panel, but clicking on the Web Browser Icon on the Task Bar leads to the following error:
Invalid desktop entry file:
'/usr/share/applications/lxde-x-www-browser.desktop'
I have tried
desktop-file-validate lxde-x-www-browser.desktop
but this did not change anything.
Here are the contents of the file:
[Desktop Entry]
Name=Web Browser
Name[pt_BR]=Navegador web
Name[zh_TW]=ç€Â覽器
GenericName=X Web Browser
GenericName[pt_BR]=Navegador web gráfico
GenericName[zh_TW]=網é Âç€Â覽器
Exec=/usr/bin/x-www-browser %u
Terminal=false
Type=Application
Categories=GTK;WebBrowser;Network
Icon=web-browser
NoDisplay=true
lxde browser .desktop
edited Nov 10 '17 at 23:51
jasonwryan
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asked Nov 10 '17 at 23:24
Jonathan Mitchell
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Can you show update-alternatives --display www-browser
– user192526
Nov 11 '17 at 9:43
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My system is Linux Lubuntu 17.10 and Firefox is installed as a browser. It can be accessed through the application panel, but clicking on the Web Browser Icon on the Task Bar leads to the following error:
Invalid desktop entry file:
'/usr/share/applications/lxde-x-www-browser.desktop'
I have tried
desktop-file-validate lxde-x-www-browser.desktop
but this did not change anything.
Here are the contents of the file:
[Desktop Entry]
Name=Web Browser
Name[pt_BR]=Navegador web
Name[zh_TW]=ç€Â覽器
GenericName=X Web Browser
GenericName[pt_BR]=Navegador web gráfico
GenericName[zh_TW]=網é Âç€Â覽器
Exec=/usr/bin/x-www-browser %u
Terminal=false
Type=Application
Categories=GTK;WebBrowser;Network
Icon=web-browser
NoDisplay=true
lxde browser .desktop
edited Nov 10 '17 at 23:51
jasonwryan
47k14127176
asked Nov 10 '17 at 23:24
Jonathan Mitchell
34
My system is Linux Lubuntu 17.10 and Firefox is installed as a browser. It can be accessed through the application panel, but clicking on the Web Browser Icon on the Task Bar leads to the following error:
Invalid desktop entry file:
'/usr/share/applications/lxde-x-www-browser.desktop'
I have tried
desktop-file-validate lxde-x-www-browser.desktop
but this did not change anything.
Here are the contents of the file:
[Desktop Entry]
Name=Web Browser
Name[pt_BR]=Navegador web
Name[zh_TW]=ç€Â覽器
GenericName=X Web Browser
GenericName[pt_BR]=Navegador web gráfico
GenericName[zh_TW]=網é Âç€Â覽器
Exec=/usr/bin/x-www-browser %u
Terminal=false
Type=Application
Categories=GTK;WebBrowser;Network
Icon=web-browser
NoDisplay=true
lxde browser .desktop
edited Nov 10 '17 at 23:51
jasonwryan
47k14127176
asked Nov 10 '17 at 23:24
Jonathan Mitchell
34
edited Nov 10 '17 at 23:51
jasonwryan
47k14127176
edited Nov 10 '17 at 23:51
jasonwryan
47k14127176
edited Nov 10 '17 at 23:51
jasonwryan
47k14127176
47k14127176
asked Nov 10 '17 at 23:24
Jonathan Mitchell
34
asked Nov 10 '17 at 23:24
Jonathan Mitchell
34
asked Nov 10 '17 at 23:24
Jonathan Mitchell
34
34
Can you show update-alternatives --display www-browser
– user192526
Nov 11 '17 at 9:43
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Can you show update-alternatives --display www-browser
– user192526
Nov 11 '17 at 9:43
Can you show update-alternatives --display www-browser
– user192526
Nov 11 '17 at 9:43
Can you show update-alternatives --display www-browser
– user192526
Nov 11 '17 at 9:43
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1 Answer
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Possible Solutions
- Goto the equivalent of
Settings → Preferred Applicationsand ensure a “default browser†has been selected - Examine / execute
/usr/bin/x-www-browserdirectly and see what happens - Visit firefox's
about:preferencesand ensure it is checking whether is is the default browser, and see if there is a button active to “make default browser“ or some such thing - run
desktop-file-validate --warn-kde lxde-x-www-browser.desktopto check kde-specific fields - Point
Exec=…⇒Exec=/usr/bin/firefox(directly at the firefox executable, wherever that is…)—seewhich firefoxorwhereis firefoxat a terminal if you're having trouble knowing
answered Nov 11 '17 at 9:55
Andrew Siplas
1815
P.S. There are a couple extra spaces on each line in your example code—perhaps check for extraneous spaces/nonprinting characters or strange line endings.dos2unixwould be an easy fix for CRLF → LF but I don't know if this would be causing anything if it is even the case.
– Andrew Siplas
Nov 11 '17 at 10:00
Tried all of your suggestions, no luck until the last one, which did the trick. Thanks.
– Jonathan Mitchell
Nov 11 '17 at 18:20
I see now I neglected the%uwhich I suppose means that dragging a URL onto the icon won't work—that is I don't think it'll work for file association as there's no place to substitute a filename, although maybe the filename or URL will be appended anyway… haven't read any standard or source and dont't recall what the ‘%u’ exactly indicates.
– Andrew Siplas
Nov 11 '17 at 20:04
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1 Answer
1
active
oldest
votes
1 Answer
1
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
up vote
0
down vote
accepted
Possible Solutions
- Goto the equivalent of
Settings → Preferred Applicationsand ensure a “default browser†has been selected - Examine / execute
/usr/bin/x-www-browserdirectly and see what happens - Visit firefox's
about:preferencesand ensure it is checking whether is is the default browser, and see if there is a button active to “make default browser“ or some such thing - run
desktop-file-validate --warn-kde lxde-x-www-browser.desktopto check kde-specific fields - Point
Exec=…⇒Exec=/usr/bin/firefox(directly at the firefox executable, wherever that is…)—seewhich firefoxorwhereis firefoxat a terminal if you're having trouble knowing
answered Nov 11 '17 at 9:55
Andrew Siplas
1815
P.S. There are a couple extra spaces on each line in your example code—perhaps check for extraneous spaces/nonprinting characters or strange line endings.dos2unixwould be an easy fix for CRLF → LF but I don't know if this would be causing anything if it is even the case.
– Andrew Siplas
Nov 11 '17 at 10:00
Tried all of your suggestions, no luck until the last one, which did the trick. Thanks.
– Jonathan Mitchell
Nov 11 '17 at 18:20
I see now I neglected the%uwhich I suppose means that dragging a URL onto the icon won't work—that is I don't think it'll work for file association as there's no place to substitute a filename, although maybe the filename or URL will be appended anyway… haven't read any standard or source and dont't recall what the ‘%u’ exactly indicates.
– Andrew Siplas
Nov 11 '17 at 20:04
add a comment |Â
up vote
0
down vote
accepted
Possible Solutions
- Goto the equivalent of
Settings → Preferred Applicationsand ensure a “default browser†has been selected - Examine / execute
/usr/bin/x-www-browserdirectly and see what happens - Visit firefox's
about:preferencesand ensure it is checking whether is is the default browser, and see if there is a button active to “make default browser“ or some such thing - run
desktop-file-validate --warn-kde lxde-x-www-browser.desktopto check kde-specific fields - Point
Exec=…⇒Exec=/usr/bin/firefox(directly at the firefox executable, wherever that is…)—seewhich firefoxorwhereis firefoxat a terminal if you're having trouble knowing
answered Nov 11 '17 at 9:55
Andrew Siplas
1815
P.S. There are a couple extra spaces on each line in your example code—perhaps check for extraneous spaces/nonprinting characters or strange line endings.dos2unixwould be an easy fix for CRLF → LF but I don't know if this would be causing anything if it is even the case.
– Andrew Siplas
Nov 11 '17 at 10:00
Tried all of your suggestions, no luck until the last one, which did the trick. Thanks.
– Jonathan Mitchell
Nov 11 '17 at 18:20
I see now I neglected the%uwhich I suppose means that dragging a URL onto the icon won't work—that is I don't think it'll work for file association as there's no place to substitute a filename, although maybe the filename or URL will be appended anyway… haven't read any standard or source and dont't recall what the ‘%u’ exactly indicates.
– Andrew Siplas
Nov 11 '17 at 20:04
add a comment |Â
up vote
0
down vote
accepted
up vote
0
down vote
accepted
Possible Solutions
- Goto the equivalent of
Settings → Preferred Applicationsand ensure a “default browser†has been selected - Examine / execute
/usr/bin/x-www-browserdirectly and see what happens - Visit firefox's
about:preferencesand ensure it is checking whether is is the default browser, and see if there is a button active to “make default browser“ or some such thing - run
desktop-file-validate --warn-kde lxde-x-www-browser.desktopto check kde-specific fields - Point
Exec=…⇒Exec=/usr/bin/firefox(directly at the firefox executable, wherever that is…)—seewhich firefoxorwhereis firefoxat a terminal if you're having trouble knowing
answered Nov 11 '17 at 9:55
Andrew Siplas
1815
Possible Solutions
- Goto the equivalent of
Settings → Preferred Applicationsand ensure a “default browser†has been selected - Examine / execute
/usr/bin/x-www-browserdirectly and see what happens - Visit firefox's
about:preferencesand ensure it is checking whether is is the default browser, and see if there is a button active to “make default browser“ or some such thing - run
desktop-file-validate --warn-kde lxde-x-www-browser.desktopto check kde-specific fields - Point
Exec=…⇒Exec=/usr/bin/firefox(directly at the firefox executable, wherever that is…)—seewhich firefoxorwhereis firefoxat a terminal if you're having trouble knowing
answered Nov 11 '17 at 9:55
Andrew Siplas
1815
answered Nov 11 '17 at 9:55
Andrew Siplas
1815
answered Nov 11 '17 at 9:55
Andrew Siplas
1815
answered Nov 11 '17 at 9:55
Andrew Siplas
1815
1815
P.S. There are a couple extra spaces on each line in your example code—perhaps check for extraneous spaces/nonprinting characters or strange line endings.dos2unixwould be an easy fix for CRLF → LF but I don't know if this would be causing anything if it is even the case.
– Andrew Siplas
Nov 11 '17 at 10:00
Tried all of your suggestions, no luck until the last one, which did the trick. Thanks.
– Jonathan Mitchell
Nov 11 '17 at 18:20
I see now I neglected the%uwhich I suppose means that dragging a URL onto the icon won't work—that is I don't think it'll work for file association as there's no place to substitute a filename, although maybe the filename or URL will be appended anyway… haven't read any standard or source and dont't recall what the ‘%u’ exactly indicates.
– Andrew Siplas
Nov 11 '17 at 20:04
add a comment |Â
P.S. There are a couple extra spaces on each line in your example code—perhaps check for extraneous spaces/nonprinting characters or strange line endings.dos2unixwould be an easy fix for CRLF → LF but I don't know if this would be causing anything if it is even the case.
– Andrew Siplas
Nov 11 '17 at 10:00
Tried all of your suggestions, no luck until the last one, which did the trick. Thanks.
– Jonathan Mitchell
Nov 11 '17 at 18:20
I see now I neglected the%uwhich I suppose means that dragging a URL onto the icon won't work—that is I don't think it'll work for file association as there's no place to substitute a filename, although maybe the filename or URL will be appended anyway… haven't read any standard or source and dont't recall what the ‘%u’ exactly indicates.
– Andrew Siplas
Nov 11 '17 at 20:04
P.S. There are a couple extra spaces on each line in your example code—perhaps check for extraneous spaces/nonprinting characters or strange line endings.
dos2unix would be an easy fix for CRLF → LF but I don't know if this would be causing anything if it is even the case.– Andrew Siplas
Nov 11 '17 at 10:00
P.S. There are a couple extra spaces on each line in your example code—perhaps check for extraneous spaces/nonprinting characters or strange line endings.
dos2unix would be an easy fix for CRLF → LF but I don't know if this would be causing anything if it is even the case.– Andrew Siplas
Nov 11 '17 at 10:00
Tried all of your suggestions, no luck until the last one, which did the trick. Thanks.
– Jonathan Mitchell
Nov 11 '17 at 18:20
Tried all of your suggestions, no luck until the last one, which did the trick. Thanks.
– Jonathan Mitchell
Nov 11 '17 at 18:20
I see now I neglected the
%u which I suppose means that dragging a URL onto the icon won't work—that is I don't think it'll work for file association as there's no place to substitute a filename, although maybe the filename or URL will be appended anyway… haven't read any standard or source and dont't recall what the ‘%u’ exactly indicates.– Andrew Siplas
Nov 11 '17 at 20:04
I see now I neglected the
%u which I suppose means that dragging a URL onto the icon won't work—that is I don't think it'll work for file association as there's no place to substitute a filename, although maybe the filename or URL will be appended anyway… haven't read any standard or source and dont't recall what the ‘%u’ exactly indicates.– Andrew Siplas
Nov 11 '17 at 20:04
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Can you show update-alternatives --display www-browser
– user192526
Nov 11 '17 at 9:43