Bug 387786

Summary: Ark incorrectly registered as a default handler for .appimage files
Product: [Applications] ark Reporter: nasan one <nasanone>
Component: generalAssignee: Elvis Angelaccio <elvis.angelaccio>
Status: RESOLVED DOWNSTREAM    
Severity: normal CC: edkasp, nate, rthomsen6
Priority: NOR    
Version First Reported In: 16.04.3   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: Kubuntu   
OS: Linux   
Latest Commit: Version Fixed/Implemented In:
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Description nasan one 2017-12-10 21:02:20 UTC 
ark steals appimage downaloads and give no option to save 

"Loading the archive /tmp/arkG24612.2.2.AppImage failed with the following error:
Archive corrupted or insufficient permissions."

ark should not open appimage file unless instructed too.

this need to be removed from the defaults
Comment 1 Edmund Kasprzak 2018-02-25 23:15:34 UTC 
It happens only when AppImage file has no exec permission.

Looks like a DOWNSTREAM Kubuntu issue (at least in Kubuntu 17.10, Plasma 5.10.5
Ark 17.04.3) as ark is registered there for .AppImages files (which is useless).

In Neon Git Stable (Plasma 5.12.2, KF 5.43.0, Qt 5.10.0) ark is not registered to open .AppImage files so clicking on it when it has no x permissions just opens a "Choose app" KDE dialog, which is a proper behavior.
Comment 2 Nate Graham 2018-02-25 23:21:09 UTC 
...not that showing the "choose app" dialog is really that much better, since there's no app in that list that will do the right thing. Sadly this is just a major inherent usability issue with AppImage. Regardless, Edmund is right: the specific issue here is Kubuntu-specific, so if you'd like to pursue it further, please report it to them.