mate-optimus-applet crashed with FileNotFoundError in _execute_child(): [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'prime-supported': 'prime-supported'

[fossfreedom]

First login after installation of the package.

This is a QEMU based virtual machine thus no prime/nvidia install stuff

ProblemType: Crash
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 19.10
Package: mate-optimus 19.10.3-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.2.0-15.16-generic 5.2.9
Uname: Linux 5.2.0-15-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu7
Architecture: amd64
Date: Mon Sep 9 22:05:25 2019
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/mate-optimus-applet
InstallationDate: Installed on 2019-09-09 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Budgie 19.10 "Eoan Ermine" - Alpha amd64 (20190909)
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcCmdline: mate-optimus-applet
ProcEnviron:

PythonArgs: ['/usr/bin/mate-optimus-applet']
SourcePackage: mate-optimus
Title: mate-optimus-applet crashed with FileNotFoundError in _execute_child(): [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'prime-supported': 'prime-supported'
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[Jane Atkinson (irihapeti)]

Received the same error just after an update. Also running in a QEMU/KVM virtual machine.

[fossfreedom (fossfreedom)]

I've made a report upstream https://github.com/ubuntu-mate/mate-optimus/issues/8

Also made a pull-request for the fix.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package mate-optimus - 19.10.4-0ubuntu1

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mate-optimus (19.10.4-0ubuntu1) eoan; urgency=medium

  * New upstream release. (LP: #1843341)

 -- Martin Wimpress <email address hidden> Sat, 14 Sep 2019 16:03:52 +0100