NousResearch/hermes-agent

Linux desktop entry Exec path bug and fixes

Cluster 80439 · apps/desktop. Data as of 2026-10-27 11:58 UTC

2 open items. Fix merged in #99492 on 31 Aug 2026. Check it covers your case.

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A bug where the auto-generated hermes.desktop file contains an incorrect Exec path, causing issues like broken KDE taskbar pinning, along with related fixes to resolve the path independently of argv[0] and avoid rewriting the entry on each launch.

Open issues0

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Open PRs2

PR#80563fix(linux-desktop): correct Exec path and stop rewriting entry each launch
PR#87416fix(cli): persist a cold-launch-safe desktop Exec

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#90492 fix(cli): Linux hermes.desktop entry launches instead of silently dying on system python (#90292)

merged to main

files: hermes_cli/linux_desktop_entry.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_linux_desktop_entry.py
#99492 fix(cli): launch-context-independent Linux desktop-entry Exec (salvage #94874 + #87937)

merged to main

files: apps/desktop/scripts/run-electron-builder.mjs, contributors/emails/[redacted:email], contributors/emails/[redacted:email], hermes_cli/gui_uninstall.py, hermes_cli/linux_desktop_entry.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_linux_desktop_entry.py

1 PR closed without merging

From the close comments: superseded by another PR 1

#80547 fix(cli): resolve the desktop-entry Exec independently of argv[0] · superseded by another PR → #90492

Closed issues · 1

Closed#80439bug(desktop): auto-generated hermes.desktop uses wrong Exec path, breaking KDE taskbar pinning

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Subsystem: apps/desktop
Merged PRs: #90492, #99492
Closed issues: 1
Attempts: 1 PR closed without merging
Fix link checked: 31 Aug 2026

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