Rename shell script on desktop, nautilus keeps trying to execute it under its old name

[Jonathan Kamens]

Create a shell script in /tmp. Make the script executable. Mv it into ~/Desktop. Double-click it and note that it executes. Now rename the file with mv in a terminal window. Double-click it again and note how nautilus attempts to execute it under the old name, which of course fails, and you get a notification about that instead of the script executing.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 19.04
Package: nautilus 1:3.30.5-1ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.18.0-13.14-generic 4.18.17
Uname: Linux 4.18.0-13-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.20.10-0ubuntu19
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Tue Jan 22 11:48:06 2019
InstallationDate: Installed on 2019-01-02 (20 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 18.10 "Cosmic Cuttlefish" - Release amd64 (20181017.3)
SourcePackage: nautilus
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to disco on 2019-01-21 (0 days ago)

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

The desktop is not handled by nautilus anymore, reassigning

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

Similar to bug #1812884, upstream "fixed it" by removing support for scripts...

[Jonathan Kamens (jik)]

The issue persists in a slightly different form with .desktop files:

1. Create a .desktop file on the desktop.
2. Right click on it and give it permission to launch.
3. Double-click on it and confirm that it launches.
4. Mv it to a new name in a terminal window.
5. Observe how it remains displayed as an app icon rather than switching to a text file.
6. Further observe that when you right-click on it, there is a "Don't Allow Launching" menu command available.
6. Double-click on it and observe that instead of launching, it opens in gedit.

Either (a) double-clicking on the renamed .desktop file should cause the app to launch, or (b) the icon should change to a text-file icon and the menu item should change to "Allow Launching" when the file is renamed.

The current behavior, however, is an incorrect combination of those two possible correct behaviors.

[Jonathan Kamens (jik)]

PLEASE SEE MY COMMENT ABOVE AND REOPEN THIS ISSUE.

[Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt)]

This bug is open already. It was never closed.