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xfce4-settings package

xfce4-settings-manager unable to launch KDE System Settings

Bug #1245521 reported by Max on 2013-10-28

This bug report is a duplicate of: Bug #1051575: KDE's systemsettings.desktop contains an invalid argument in Exec=. Edit Remove

This bug affects 2 people

Affects		Status	Importance	Assigned to	Milestone
	Xfce4 Settings	Confirmed	High	xfce-bugs #10444
	xfce4-settings (Ubuntu)	Confirmed	Undecided	Unassigned

Bug Description

xfce4-settings-manager 4.11.0
press KDE configuration - nothing happens.
The reason is clearly visible in the console:
systemsettings: Unexpected argument '%i'.
systemsettings: Use --help to get a list of available command line options.

if run manually without options systemsettings works just fine.

xubuntu 13.10 x86_64 with latest updates.

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In Xfce Bugzilla #10444, God12 (god12) wrote on 2013-10-28:

clicking on corresponding icon gives nothing.
The reason is printed into console:
systemsettings: Unexpected argument '%i'.
systemsettings: Use --help to get a list of available command line options.

systemsettings works just fine when executed manually, so xfce4-settings should call it with correct options. Also if call fails for whatever reason user should be presented with error message in gui instead of silent failure.

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Thaddaeus Tintenfisch (thad-fisch-deactivatedaccount) wrote on 2014-03-14:

Executing the command manually creates this terminal output:

$ systemsettings -caption %c %i
systemsettings: Unexpected argument '%i'.
systemsettings: Use --help to get a list of available command line options.

affects:

xfce4-settings (Ubuntu) → kde-workspace (Ubuntu)

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote on 2014-03-14:

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Changed in kde-workspace (Ubuntu):
status:	New → Confirmed

Thaddaeus Tintenfisch (thad-fisch-deactivatedaccount) on 2014-03-14

summary:

- kde integration fails
+ KDE System Settings fails to launch in non KDE environment

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Harald Sitter (apachelogger) wrote on 2014-03-17: Re: KDE System Settings fails to launch in non KDE environment

http://standards.freedesktop.org/desktop-entry-spec/latest/ar01s06.html

affects:

kde-workspace (Ubuntu) → xfce4-settings (Ubuntu)

Thaddaeus Tintenfisch (thad-fisch-deactivatedaccount) on 2014-03-17

summary:

- KDE System Settings fails to launch in non KDE environment
+ xfce4-settings-manager unable to launch KDE System Settings

Bug Watch Updater (bug-watch-updater) on 2014-03-17

Changed in xfce4-settings:
importance:	Unknown → High
status:	Unknown → Confirmed

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Thaddaeus Tintenfisch (thad-fisch-deactivatedaccount) wrote on 2014-03-21:

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. This particular bug has already been reported and is a duplicate of bug 1051575, so it is being marked as such. Please look at the other bug report to see if there is any missing information that you can provide, or to see if there is a workaround for the bug. Additionally, any further discussion regarding the bug should occur in the other report. Feel free to continue to report any other bugs you may find.