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[Bug 789767] Re: Unity launcher shows wrong icon (question mark) if the executable is executed via a symlink

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From: Marco Trevisan (Treviño) <mail@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2014 21:56:21 -0000
Reply-to: Bug 789767 <789767@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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** Changed in: unity (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Confirmed

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Title:
  Unity launcher shows wrong icon (question mark) if the executable is
  executed via a symlink

Status in BAMF Application Matching Framework:
  Confirmed
Status in Unity:
  Confirmed
Status in Unity 2D:
  Confirmed
Status in Unity Foundations:
  Invalid
Status in “bamf” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed
Status in “unity” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: unity

  Install package avidemux (GTK version). Now run 'avidemux' in a
  terminal. You get the wrong icon in the Unity launcher (a question
  mark). Close Avidemux and try running 'avidemux2_gtk' in a terminal.
  Now you get the correct Avidemux icon in the launcher.

  The only difference between the avidemux and avidemux2_gtk commands is
  symlinks:

  % ls -l /usr/bin/avidemux*
  lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root      26 2011-04-28 20:58 /usr/bin/avidemux -> /etc/alternatives/avidemux
  -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 1903376 2011-01-18 00:03 /usr/bin/avidemux2_gtk
  % ls -l /etc/alternatives/avidemux
  lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 22 2011-04-28 20:58 /etc/alternatives/avidemux -> /usr/bin/avidemux2_gtk

  So they are both the same binary. It stands to reason that both
  commands should produce the same icon in the Unity launcher.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
  Package: unity 3.8.12-0ubuntu1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-8.42-generic 2.6.38.2
  Uname: Linux 2.6.38-8-generic x86_64
  Architecture: amd64
  CompizPlugins: [core,bailer,detection,composite,opengl,compiztoolbox,decor,vpswitch,place,imgpng,regex,unitymtgrabhandles,grid,session,snap,mousepoll,resize,move,animation,expo,ezoom,workarounds,resizeinfo,wall,staticswitcher,fade,scale,unityshell]
  Date: Sun May 29 13:48:29 2011
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release amd64 (20110427.1)
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=en_AU:en
   LANG=en_AU.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: unity
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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