# NousResearch/hermes-agent · Linux .desktop launcher interpreter resolution fixes

## Open now

- 0 issues, 2 PRs open on GitHub.
- PR #92090: fix(desktop-entry): keep the venv interpreter in Exec= instead of its symlink target
- PR #92122: fix(desktop): resolve a Hermes-capable interpreter for the .desktop Exec

These issues and PRs address a problem where the Linux .desktop Exec= entry points to an interpreter lacking the hermes_cli module, particularly in uv-managed or symlinked Python environments. The work focuses on resolving a Hermes-capable interpreter path for the launcher.

## TL;DR

- 6 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 2 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 2 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #99492. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #99492 (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: `unresolved`. 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evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.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 `0.33`: 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

- #92086: Linux .desktop launcher fails silently when sys.executable lacks hermes_cli (e.g. uv-managed install)

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#99492: fix(cli): launch-context-independent Linux desktop-entry Exec (salvage #94874 + #87937)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - 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`
- **#92088: fix(desktop): resolve a Hermes-capable interpreter for the .desktop Exec**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#92122`
- **#92090: fix(desktop-entry): keep the venv interpreter in Exec= instead of its symlink target**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `261a4efb9`, `#96396`, `#96777`
  - files: `hermes_cli/linux_desktop_entry.py`, `tests/hermes_cli/test_linux_desktop_entry.py`
- **#92122: fix(desktop): resolve a Hermes-capable interpreter for the .desktop Exec**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `63c13f187b`, `#92122`, `#94874`
  - files: `hermes_cli/linux_desktop_entry.py`
- **#94874: fix(cli): persist a launch-context independent desktop-entry Exec**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`; refs `#99492`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #99492 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-08-31`.
- Subsystem: `apps/desktop`