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I recently used Nautilus (from /usr/share/applications as a double click on "File") to "make a link" for a desktop icon. This worked fine once I changed the permissions to executable. However when I installed sync stuff for rythmbox for iphone I noted in the terminal window a reference to Nautilus flash by. Not sure that is relevant but the desktop icon is no longer a filing cabinet and when executed it has lost its function as su. Also when run from terminal it functions as normal but with following messages. forgive me for I am but a newbie:

simon@Arthur:~$ sudo nautilus
[sudo] password for simon: 

(nautilus:4921): Gtk-WARNING **: Failed to register client: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown: The name org.gnome.SessionManager was not provided by any .service files
wrestool: /vmlinuz: file contains no resources

(nautilus:4921): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_widget_show: assertion 'GTK_IS_WIDGET (widget)' failed

(nautilus:4921): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_spinner_start: assertion 'GTK_IS_SPINNER (spinner)' failed

(nautilus:4921): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_widget_show: assertion 'GTK_IS_WIDGET (widget)' failed

(nautilus:4921): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_spinner_start: assertion 'GTK_IS_SPINNER (spinner)' failed

(nautilus:4921): GLib-CRITICAL **: Source ID 120 was not found when attempting to remove it

(nautilus:4921): GLib-CRITICAL **: Source ID 121 was not found when attempting to remove it

(nautilus:4921): GLib-CRITICAL **: Source ID 122 was not found when attempting to remove it
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  • Sorry, but I don't have the picture yet. I recently used Nautilus (from ~/usr/share/applications as a double click on "File") to "make a link" for a desktop icon I am not sure what you did, you made a link to the desktop file of an application? What was the application?
    – Jacob Vlijm
    Jun 14, 2015 at 9:05
  • Errors that you've posted , don't seem to be related to the issue you've described. As for the .desktop file, I'd open the original one and linked one and see if Exec lines are different
    – Sergiy Kolodyazhnyy
    Jun 14, 2015 at 10:03
  • I apologise for the large pile of coprolite I wrote. I think I have my head around it now. What I wanted to do was create a usable desktop icon from applications outside of my home directory i.e. nautilus. I think I have achieved this by using the command "sudo nautilus in terminal and creating a link to my desktop from ~/usr/share/applications/Files. Then changing the command in properties to "sudo nautilus --new-window %U". I imagine there is a better way, would I be right in thinking that "%U" in the command is for user limiting nautilus to "home" directory only???
    – Simon D-S
    Jun 17, 2015 at 11:17

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I think I have my head around it now. What I wanted to do was create a usable desktop icon from applications outside of my home directory i.e. nautilus. I think I have achieved this by using the command sudo nautilus in terminal and creating a link to my desktop from /usr/share/applications/Files. Then changing the command in properties to sudo nautilus --new-window %U.

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