Bug 431424 - Does not launch applications in root as working directory, not home directory
Summary: Does not launch applications in root as working directory, not home directory
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 429435
Alias: None
Product: krunner
Classification: Plasma
Component: general (show other bugs)
Version: 5.20.5
Platform: Debian testing Linux
: NOR minor
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Alexander Lohnau
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Reported: 2021-01-11 09:02 UTC by zocker.network
Modified: 2021-01-12 00:58 UTC (History)
2 users (show)

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Description zocker.network 2021-01-11 09:02:33 UTC 
SUMMARY
After updating the system as usual (using Debian testing with exceptional unstable packages but no unstable kde packages) and rebooting, krunner does now launch applications, in particular terminal emulators where it may be important, in root "/" as working directory instead of home "~".

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Open krunner
2. Launch "xterm" from krunner
3. Run "pwd" in xterm

OBSERVED RESULT
launched in "/"

EXPECTED RESULT
launched in "/home/<USER>", same as "~"

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux/KDE Plasma: Debian testing (all packages were updated while submitting this bug)
(available in About System)
KDE Plasma Version: 5.20.5
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.77.0
Qt Version: 5.15.2

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
- As I did not change anything on my system like how krunner gets launched etc., I assume this bug was caused by an package upgrade of KDE packages.
- Also while this behavior has changed, I have not changed any "system setting" like fstab, systemd related, etc. by hand, only and only if by package upgrades.
Comment 1 zocker.network 2021-01-11 09:07:37 UTC 
MORE ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:

- Using other KDE components like the application launcher of the KWin panel (a.k.a. start menu), applications will be started in home as working directory as expected.
Comment 2 Alexander Lohnau 2021-01-11 13:53:23 UTC 
Seems like a duplicate of https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=429435
Comment 3 Nate Graham 2021-01-12 00:58:33 UTC 
Yup.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 429435 ***