Bug 494994

Summary:	Launching terminal based apps from launcher results in error if konsole isn't installed
Product:	[Frameworks and Libraries] frameworks-kio	Reporter:	Long Vu <hi>
Component:	general	Assignee:	KIO Bugs <kio-bugs-null>
Status:	REPORTED ---
Severity:	normal	CC:	kdelibs-bugs-null, mikel5764, nate, noahadvs
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	6.7.0
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Other
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
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Description Long Vu 2024-10-18 13:51:20 UTC

SUMMARY
When konsoke isn't installed and another terminal emulator such as Kitty is launching a terminal based application such as htop results in an error. The right click "Open Terminal Here" in Dolphin also doesn't open the terminal.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Have a terminal emulator such as kitty installed and not have kconsole installed
2. Check that the terminal emulator is selected in Default Applications
2. Launch a terminal based app such as vim or htop from the application launcher

OBSERVED RESULT
Error:
Launching Htop (Failed)
Terminal konsole not found while trying to run /use/share/applications/htop.desktop.

EXPECTED RESULT
The program opens in the terminal emulator selected in default applications.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
KDE Plasma Version: 6.2.1
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.116
Qt Version: 6.8

Comment 1 Nate Graham 2024-11-14 17:53:55 UTC

Is Kitty set as the default terminal emulator in System Settings > Default Applications?

Comment 2 Long Vu 2024-11-14 18:01:22 UTC

It is set as the default, if I have konsole installed kitty does open correctly when set. With the konsole packages uninstalled I run into the error.