Slingshot opens Files in /usr/share/applications/

[Chris Johns]

Clicking Applications on the menu bar doesn't open Slingshot, it opens a single window in Files, in /usr/share/applications/

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: elementary 0.2
Package: elementary-desktop 1.274-0~344~precise1 [origin: LP-PPA-elementary-os-daily]
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-27.43-generic 3.2.21
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-27-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu8+elementary3~precise1
Architecture: amd64
CrashDB: elementary_meta
Date: Thu Jul 12 14:00:57 2012
InstallationMedia: elementary OS 0.2 "Luna" - Build amd64 LIVE Binary 20120612-17:45
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_GB:en
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: elementary-meta
SuspiciousXErrors:

ThirdParty: True
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Sergey "Shnatsel" Davidoff (shnatsel)]

We're transitioning slingshot to a new binary name, this is a temporary side-effect

[Ungureanu Cornel (icornel)]

I found a workaroud for this problem.
Open dconf-editor and locate "org.pantheon.desktop.wingpanel" and change default-launcher value to "slingshot-launcher".
worked for me.

[Salvador González (zyrian-nova)]

Cornel Ungureanu: Your instructions work very well.

[Ivan (freeazy)]

Thank you Cornel, it works well for me.

[Thomas Pitlik (thomaspitlik)]

Still opens Files in /usr/share/applications/, even if dconf-value is set to slingshot-launcher (by default) ...

[Victor Martinez (victored)]

Marking as invalid since this doesn't happen on daily builds (since they use correct default settings). Please don't re-open.

[Savannah King Norton (sln45)]

OP is using a daily build, and so am I.

[Chris Johns (ter0)]

I am no longer affected. A clean install of a newer daily fixed it.

[Christopher Carr (christopher-andrew-carr)]

Just installed a daily build on a Cr-48. I'm affected by the bug. This is evidently still an issue.

[Christopher Carr (christopher-andrew-carr)]

Strike that. My apologies -- I believe I inadvertently grabbed an old build.