# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Linux desktop entry Exec path flip fixes

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

Multiple attempts to fix a recurring bug where the Linux desktop launcher's Exec field alternates between venv and wrapper paths across update cycles. The fixes address deferred writes, PATH resolution, and checkout ownership gating for the desktop entry resolver.

## TL;DR

- 4 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 2 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #113091. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #113091 (and any competing PRs below) before filing. Confirm the merged change covers your symptom.

## Maintainer resolution verdict

- Internal-tracker verdict over this cluster's issue members: `resolved` · deciding PR(s): `pr-113091`. This is distinct from the fix status above. Weigh it yourself.

## How this cluster was grouped

- Link evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.
- Pairwise link density `0.50`: the share of member pairs that carry a link, counting a structural link in full and a relevance-only link at 0.36. `1.00` means every pair is linked.

## Closed / duplicate issues

- #112795: Linux: hermes.desktop still alternates Exec forms across an update cycle — third fix needed; the deferred write from #111906 still lands inside gnome-shell STARTING

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#113091: fix(linux): desktop launcher Exec no longer flips between venv and wrapper across updates (#112795, salvage #112798)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `hermes_cli/linux_desktop_entry.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_linux_desktop_entry.py`
- **#112798: fix(linux): a PATH hit inside the checkout never persists as desktop entry Exec**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `merged_via`; implication `superseded`; refs `b5f3ed77a4`
- **#112802: fix(desktop): gate the rerouted desktop-entry resolver hit on checkout ownership**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#112798`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #113091 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-16`.