-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 02/09/2012 05:06 PM, fred smith wrote: > > new info, see below... > > On Wed, Nov 16, 2011 at 08:31:17PM -0500, fred smith wrote: >> On Tue, Nov 15, 2011 at 08:45:48PM -0500, fred smith wrote: >>> On Tue, Nov 15, 2011 at 11:22:32AM +0100, Ljubomir Ljubojevic >>> wrote: >>>> Vreme: 11/15/2011 03:25 AM, fred smith piše: >>>> >>>>> note that the Desktop folder contains a subdirectory named >>>>> "radio stations", and that its representation on the >>>>> desktop looks correct. but when I click on it to open up >>>>> that folder, all its contents are also broken in the same >>>>> way. >>>>> >>>>> Anybody got any clues? >>>>> >>>> >>>> First remove all spaces from folder(s) and desktop files. >>>> >>>> Next, there was some trick when you create your own desktop >>>> files, I was receiving similar warning, but I am not sure (at >>>> the moment) what was the solution. While you change names, I >>>> will later on look for a solution. >>> >>> Tried removing spaces. makes no difference. >>> >>> did a reboot with forced fsck, on the off-chance that would fix >>> something. no such luck. >>> >>> created a whole new user, who CAN create working desktop >>> launchers. which tells me it's something in my own login >>> environment that's messing me up. Wonder what that might >>> be.... >> >> Well, it's fixed. I know the solution, if not the cause: in my >> home directory, cd to .local/share/mime, delete (or rename) the >> "globs" file. log off, log on. voila. >> >> I note that the globs file in that location is not the same size >> as the one in /usr/share/mime globs, which is also no the same >> size as the one in /usr/local/share/mime/globs. I have no CLUE >> how it gets generated (unless update-mime-database does it, but I >> don't know when or by what agency it gets run.) but after >> rebooting it has not been regenerated, but at least my desktop >> launchers now work. I note that /usr/share/mime/globs contains: >> >> application/x-desktop:*.desktop >> >> and that the globs file I renamed in ~/.local/share/mime does not >> contain such a line. without doing further spelunking, I can only >> guess that it is the absence of that line that broke my desktop. >> >> Wonder how the file could have become broken/corrupted? is there >> a more correct method of "fixing" it? > > So, this afternoon a single update came down, a new selinux policy > file. after installing that update, the problem (described above) > recurred. So, it's some kind of selinux(-related) issue. > > If any of you have any further thoughts on this I'd like to hear > them. > > thanks! > > Fred I would relabel your system touch /.autorelabel; reboot And I would bet that fixes your problem. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.12 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iEYEARECAAYFAk81LE0ACgkQrlYvE4MpobML0ACgg+knb3H8FI47ZmYmwV75keLx OFgAn1wa0JNPxp3DPRMgEjJNTCYt/Pbx =lyys -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----