Some core/system apps do not start when launched from Apps scope

[Victor Thompson]

I have image #234 on a Nexus 4 and #231 on a Nexus 7 both with Gallery app v2.9.1.1049 installed and neither device can start the app. I only receive the following in the application's log:

** (process:24210): WARNING **: Unable to find keyfile for application 'com.ubuntu.gallery_gallery_2.9.1.1049'

[Victor Thompson (vthompson)]

So far I have noted that this occurs with the following apps, if they are launched from the Apps scope:

Camera
Calendar
File Manager
Gallery
Music
Terminal

So this bug seems to be more of a platform issue. Could someone please triage accordingly?

[Victor Thompson (vthompson)]

It should be noted that these apps CAN be started from the launcher

[Victor Thompson (vthompson)]

This is very odd, but the situation fixes itself if you search for one of the apps that won't run and run it. For me it fixed the failure to load of all the affected apps.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[dobey (dobey)]

Does this happen for you on 235 as well?

This does not appear to be related to the scope or updates directly, but rather perhaps an issue in ubuntu-app-launch or related code. The scope is seeing the latest version apparently, but ubuntu-app-launch isn't able to start it when unity8 requests the launching of the app.