Ubuntu 18.04 XAMPP desktop icon “There was an error launching the application”
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I created an icon on the desktop and entered the following code:
[Desktop Entry]
Encoding=UTF-8
Name=XAMPP Control Panel
Comment=Start and Stop XAMPP
Exec=gksudo /opt/lampp/manager-linux-x64.run
Icon=/opt/lampp/htdocs/favicon.ico
Categories=Application
Type=Application
Terminal=false
When I launch the application I get "There was an error launching the application"
If I go into the terminal and type sudo /opt/lampp/manager-linux-x64.run, it works fine. I tried changing gksudo to sudo but that didn't work either.
What am I doing wrong?
xampp
edited May 18 '18 at 16:44
Eranda Peiris
645516
asked May 18 '18 at 14:34
ericeric
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I created an icon on the desktop and entered the following code:
[Desktop Entry]
Encoding=UTF-8
Name=XAMPP Control Panel
Comment=Start and Stop XAMPP
Exec=gksudo /opt/lampp/manager-linux-x64.run
Icon=/opt/lampp/htdocs/favicon.ico
Categories=Application
Type=Application
Terminal=false
When I launch the application I get "There was an error launching the application"
If I go into the terminal and type sudo /opt/lampp/manager-linux-x64.run, it works fine. I tried changing gksudo to sudo but that didn't work either.
What am I doing wrong?
xampp
edited May 18 '18 at 16:44
Eranda Peiris
645516
asked May 18 '18 at 14:34
ericeric
111
gksudoisn't included by default in 18.04, are you using Wayland or X11?
– Eskander Bejaoui
May 18 '18 at 14:56
I'm using Xorg. I tried admin:///opt/lampp/manager-linux-x64.run but that didn't work either.
– eric
May 18 '18 at 15:32
add a comment |
I created an icon on the desktop and entered the following code:
[Desktop Entry]
Encoding=UTF-8
Name=XAMPP Control Panel
Comment=Start and Stop XAMPP
Exec=gksudo /opt/lampp/manager-linux-x64.run
Icon=/opt/lampp/htdocs/favicon.ico
Categories=Application
Type=Application
Terminal=false
When I launch the application I get "There was an error launching the application"
If I go into the terminal and type sudo /opt/lampp/manager-linux-x64.run, it works fine. I tried changing gksudo to sudo but that didn't work either.
What am I doing wrong?
xampp
edited May 18 '18 at 16:44
Eranda Peiris
645516
asked May 18 '18 at 14:34
ericeric
111
I created an icon on the desktop and entered the following code:
[Desktop Entry]
Encoding=UTF-8
Name=XAMPP Control Panel
Comment=Start and Stop XAMPP
Exec=gksudo /opt/lampp/manager-linux-x64.run
Icon=/opt/lampp/htdocs/favicon.ico
Categories=Application
Type=Application
Terminal=false
When I launch the application I get "There was an error launching the application"
If I go into the terminal and type sudo /opt/lampp/manager-linux-x64.run, it works fine. I tried changing gksudo to sudo but that didn't work either.
What am I doing wrong?
xampp
xampp
edited May 18 '18 at 16:44
Eranda Peiris
645516
asked May 18 '18 at 14:34
ericeric
111
edited May 18 '18 at 16:44
Eranda Peiris
645516
asked May 18 '18 at 14:34
ericeric
111
edited May 18 '18 at 16:44
Eranda Peiris
645516
edited May 18 '18 at 16:44
Eranda Peiris
645516
edited May 18 '18 at 16:44
Eranda Peiris
645516
645516
asked May 18 '18 at 14:34
ericeric
111
asked May 18 '18 at 14:34
ericeric
111
asked May 18 '18 at 14:34
ericeric
111
111
gksudoisn't included by default in 18.04, are you using Wayland or X11?
– Eskander Bejaoui
May 18 '18 at 14:56
I'm using Xorg. I tried admin:///opt/lampp/manager-linux-x64.run but that didn't work either.
– eric
May 18 '18 at 15:32
add a comment |
gksudoisn't included by default in 18.04, are you using Wayland or X11?
– Eskander Bejaoui
May 18 '18 at 14:56
I'm using Xorg. I tried admin:///opt/lampp/manager-linux-x64.run but that didn't work either.
– eric
May 18 '18 at 15:32
gksudo isn't included by default in 18.04, are you using Wayland or X11?– Eskander Bejaoui
May 18 '18 at 14:56
gksudo isn't included by default in 18.04, are you using Wayland or X11?– Eskander Bejaoui
May 18 '18 at 14:56
I'm using Xorg. I tried admin:///opt/lampp/manager-linux-x64.run but that didn't work either.
– eric
May 18 '18 at 15:32
I'm using Xorg. I tried admin:///opt/lampp/manager-linux-x64.run but that didn't work either.
– eric
May 18 '18 at 15:32
add a comment |
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This worked for me on Ubuntu 18.04.
First you need to install the package "nautilus-admin":
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install nautilus-admin
Create a new file in "/usr/share/polkit-1/actions/xampp.policy" with:
sudo nano /usr/share/polkit-1/actions/xampp.policy
Add this content:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE policyconfig PUBLIC
"-//freedesktop//DTD PolicyKit Policy Configuration 1.0//EN"
"http://www.freedesktop.org/standards/PolicyKit/1/policyconfig.dtd">
<policyconfig>
<action id="org.freedesktop.policykit.pkexec.run-xampp">
<description>Run the Xampp Control Panel</description>
<message>Authentication is required to run the Xampp Control Panel</message>
<defaults>
<allow_any>no</allow_any>
<allow_inactive>no</allow_inactive>
<allow_active>auth_admin_keep</allow_active>
</defaults>
<annotate key="org.freedesktop.policykit.exec.path">/opt/lampp/manager-linux-x64.run</annotate>
<annotate key="org.freedesktop.policykit.exec.allow_gui">TRUE</annotate>
</action>
</policyconfig>
To end, create a new file or edit the desktop entry on /usr/share/applications/xampp-control-panel.desktop and replace Exec=gksudo /opt/lampp/manager-linux-x64.run with Exec=pkexec /opt/lampp/manager-linux-x64.run:
sudo nano /usr/share/applications/xampp-control-panel.desktop
[Desktop Entry]
Encoding=UTF-8
Name=XAMPP Control Panel
Comment=Start and Stop XAMPP
Exec=pkexec /opt/lampp/manager-linux-x64.run
Icon=/opt/lampp/htdocs/favicon.ico
Categories=Application
Type=Application
Terminal=false
I hope it helps.
answered Jul 26 '18 at 11:35
Dani MartínezDani Martínez
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This worked for me on Ubuntu 18.04.
First you need to install the package "nautilus-admin":
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install nautilus-admin
Create a new file in "/usr/share/polkit-1/actions/xampp.policy" with:
sudo nano /usr/share/polkit-1/actions/xampp.policy
Add this content:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE policyconfig PUBLIC
"-//freedesktop//DTD PolicyKit Policy Configuration 1.0//EN"
"http://www.freedesktop.org/standards/PolicyKit/1/policyconfig.dtd">
<policyconfig>
<action id="org.freedesktop.policykit.pkexec.run-xampp">
<description>Run the Xampp Control Panel</description>
<message>Authentication is required to run the Xampp Control Panel</message>
<defaults>
<allow_any>no</allow_any>
<allow_inactive>no</allow_inactive>
<allow_active>auth_admin_keep</allow_active>
</defaults>
<annotate key="org.freedesktop.policykit.exec.path">/opt/lampp/manager-linux-x64.run</annotate>
<annotate key="org.freedesktop.policykit.exec.allow_gui">TRUE</annotate>
</action>
</policyconfig>
To end, create a new file or edit the desktop entry on /usr/share/applications/xampp-control-panel.desktop and replace Exec=gksudo /opt/lampp/manager-linux-x64.run with Exec=pkexec /opt/lampp/manager-linux-x64.run:
sudo nano /usr/share/applications/xampp-control-panel.desktop
[Desktop Entry]
Encoding=UTF-8
Name=XAMPP Control Panel
Comment=Start and Stop XAMPP
Exec=pkexec /opt/lampp/manager-linux-x64.run
Icon=/opt/lampp/htdocs/favicon.ico
Categories=Application
Type=Application
Terminal=false
I hope it helps.
answered Jul 26 '18 at 11:35
Dani MartínezDani Martínez
12
add a comment |
This worked for me on Ubuntu 18.04.
First you need to install the package "nautilus-admin":
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install nautilus-admin
Create a new file in "/usr/share/polkit-1/actions/xampp.policy" with:
sudo nano /usr/share/polkit-1/actions/xampp.policy
Add this content:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE policyconfig PUBLIC
"-//freedesktop//DTD PolicyKit Policy Configuration 1.0//EN"
"http://www.freedesktop.org/standards/PolicyKit/1/policyconfig.dtd">
<policyconfig>
<action id="org.freedesktop.policykit.pkexec.run-xampp">
<description>Run the Xampp Control Panel</description>
<message>Authentication is required to run the Xampp Control Panel</message>
<defaults>
<allow_any>no</allow_any>
<allow_inactive>no</allow_inactive>
<allow_active>auth_admin_keep</allow_active>
</defaults>
<annotate key="org.freedesktop.policykit.exec.path">/opt/lampp/manager-linux-x64.run</annotate>
<annotate key="org.freedesktop.policykit.exec.allow_gui">TRUE</annotate>
</action>
</policyconfig>
To end, create a new file or edit the desktop entry on /usr/share/applications/xampp-control-panel.desktop and replace Exec=gksudo /opt/lampp/manager-linux-x64.run with Exec=pkexec /opt/lampp/manager-linux-x64.run:
sudo nano /usr/share/applications/xampp-control-panel.desktop
[Desktop Entry]
Encoding=UTF-8
Name=XAMPP Control Panel
Comment=Start and Stop XAMPP
Exec=pkexec /opt/lampp/manager-linux-x64.run
Icon=/opt/lampp/htdocs/favicon.ico
Categories=Application
Type=Application
Terminal=false
I hope it helps.
answered Jul 26 '18 at 11:35
Dani MartínezDani Martínez
12
add a comment |
This worked for me on Ubuntu 18.04.
First you need to install the package "nautilus-admin":
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install nautilus-admin
Create a new file in "/usr/share/polkit-1/actions/xampp.policy" with:
sudo nano /usr/share/polkit-1/actions/xampp.policy
Add this content:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE policyconfig PUBLIC
"-//freedesktop//DTD PolicyKit Policy Configuration 1.0//EN"
"http://www.freedesktop.org/standards/PolicyKit/1/policyconfig.dtd">
<policyconfig>
<action id="org.freedesktop.policykit.pkexec.run-xampp">
<description>Run the Xampp Control Panel</description>
<message>Authentication is required to run the Xampp Control Panel</message>
<defaults>
<allow_any>no</allow_any>
<allow_inactive>no</allow_inactive>
<allow_active>auth_admin_keep</allow_active>
</defaults>
<annotate key="org.freedesktop.policykit.exec.path">/opt/lampp/manager-linux-x64.run</annotate>
<annotate key="org.freedesktop.policykit.exec.allow_gui">TRUE</annotate>
</action>
</policyconfig>
To end, create a new file or edit the desktop entry on /usr/share/applications/xampp-control-panel.desktop and replace Exec=gksudo /opt/lampp/manager-linux-x64.run with Exec=pkexec /opt/lampp/manager-linux-x64.run:
sudo nano /usr/share/applications/xampp-control-panel.desktop
[Desktop Entry]
Encoding=UTF-8
Name=XAMPP Control Panel
Comment=Start and Stop XAMPP
Exec=pkexec /opt/lampp/manager-linux-x64.run
Icon=/opt/lampp/htdocs/favicon.ico
Categories=Application
Type=Application
Terminal=false
I hope it helps.
answered Jul 26 '18 at 11:35
Dani MartínezDani Martínez
12
This worked for me on Ubuntu 18.04.
First you need to install the package "nautilus-admin":
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install nautilus-admin
Create a new file in "/usr/share/polkit-1/actions/xampp.policy" with:
sudo nano /usr/share/polkit-1/actions/xampp.policy
Add this content:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE policyconfig PUBLIC
"-//freedesktop//DTD PolicyKit Policy Configuration 1.0//EN"
"http://www.freedesktop.org/standards/PolicyKit/1/policyconfig.dtd">
<policyconfig>
<action id="org.freedesktop.policykit.pkexec.run-xampp">
<description>Run the Xampp Control Panel</description>
<message>Authentication is required to run the Xampp Control Panel</message>
<defaults>
<allow_any>no</allow_any>
<allow_inactive>no</allow_inactive>
<allow_active>auth_admin_keep</allow_active>
</defaults>
<annotate key="org.freedesktop.policykit.exec.path">/opt/lampp/manager-linux-x64.run</annotate>
<annotate key="org.freedesktop.policykit.exec.allow_gui">TRUE</annotate>
</action>
</policyconfig>
To end, create a new file or edit the desktop entry on /usr/share/applications/xampp-control-panel.desktop and replace Exec=gksudo /opt/lampp/manager-linux-x64.run with Exec=pkexec /opt/lampp/manager-linux-x64.run:
sudo nano /usr/share/applications/xampp-control-panel.desktop
[Desktop Entry]
Encoding=UTF-8
Name=XAMPP Control Panel
Comment=Start and Stop XAMPP
Exec=pkexec /opt/lampp/manager-linux-x64.run
Icon=/opt/lampp/htdocs/favicon.ico
Categories=Application
Type=Application
Terminal=false
I hope it helps.
answered Jul 26 '18 at 11:35
Dani MartínezDani Martínez
12
edited Sep 14 '18 at 7:26
answered Jul 26 '18 at 11:35
Dani MartínezDani Martínez
12
answered Jul 26 '18 at 11:35
Dani MartínezDani Martínez
12
answered Jul 26 '18 at 11:35
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12
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gksudoisn't included by default in 18.04, are you using Wayland or X11?– Eskander Bejaoui
May 18 '18 at 14:56
I'm using Xorg. I tried admin:///opt/lampp/manager-linux-x64.run but that didn't work either.
– eric
May 18 '18 at 15:32