Defer Linux desktop entry writes off launch path
Cluster 111906. Data as of
Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #112275 on 16 Sep 2026. Check it covers your case.
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- Fix event
- A fix was merged to main in PR #112275. Check it covers your case. No release data is tracked.
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These items address a problem where Linux desktop entry files were being written during early launch (including during gnome-shell STARTING), and propose deferring those writes until after the window is on screen.
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Fixes on record
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#112275 fix(desktop): Linux app-grid launches write hermes.desktop only after the window is on screen (#111906, supersedes #111915)
files:
apps/desktop/electron/linux-launcher-ready.test.ts,apps/desktop/electron/linux-launcher-ready.ts,apps/desktop/electron/main.ts,hermes_cli/linux_desktop_entry.py,hermes_cli/main_desktop.py,tests/hermes_cli/test_gui_command.py,tests/hermes_cli/test_linux_desktop_entry.py,website/docs/user-guide/desktop.md
1 PR closed without merging
From the close comments: merged via another change 1
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#111915 fix(desktop): defer Linux desktop entry writes · merged via another change →
49b9bbb,#112275
Closed issues · 1
- Closed#111906Linux: desktop-entry self-heal still writes during gnome-shell STARTING after #111396 — move entry writes off the launch hot path
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- Merged PRs
- #112275
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- 1 PR closed without merging
- Fix link checked
- 16 Sep 2026