Bug 472782 - autostart fails to start Mullvad VPN
Summary: autostart fails to start Mullvad VPN
Status: RESOLVED WAITINGFORINFO
Alias: None
Product: neon
Classification: KDE Neon
Component: Packages User Edition (other bugs)
Version First Reported In: unspecified
Platform: Other Linux
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Neon Bugs
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Reported: 2023-07-29 20:17 UTC by marehrauer
Modified: 2025-09-20 09:35 UTC (History)
4 users (show)

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logfile (255.26 KB, image/png)
2023-07-29 20:17 UTC, marehrauer 		Details
Mullvad VPN desktop file from .config/autostart (86.89 KB, image/png)
2023-07-29 20:23 UTC, marehrauer 		Details
/opt folder (224.65 KB, image/png)
2023-07-30 11:54 UTC, marehrauer 		Details
autostart-generator (115.26 KB, image/png)
2023-08-05 13:25 UTC, marehrauer 		Details
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Description marehrauer 2023-07-29 20:17:48 UTC 
Created attachment 160612 [details]
logfile

SUMMARY
Mullvad VPN fails to autostart.  This works on Kubuntu, and debian with Plasma desktop.  The problem is that Mullvad VPN  is stored in /opt/"Mullvad VPN" and autostart apparently is ignoring the quotes.  Mullvad VPN starts fine when started by clicking the desktop icon.  The logfile that I have attached shows that /opt/Mullvad could not be found.  My .config/autostart file contains the desktop file  which contains the following line  Exec="/opt/Mullvad VPN/mullvad-vpn" %U.


STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Try to autostart Mullvad VPN
2. 
3. 

OBSERVED RESULT


EXPECTED RESULT


SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Comment 1 marehrauer 2023-07-29 20:23:05 UTC 
Created attachment 160613 [details]
Mullvad VPN desktop file from .config/autostart
Comment 2 marehrauer 2023-07-30 11:54:30 UTC 
Created attachment 160625 [details]
/opt folder
Comment 3 marehrauer 2023-07-30 11:57:14 UTC 
Plasma version = 5.27.6
neon version = 5.27
Comment 4 marehrauer 2023-08-05 13:25:10 UTC 
Created attachment 160758 [details]
autostart-generator

This is what is generated by the autostart-generator.  This is exactly the same as what is generated on Kubuntu.  However Kubuntu works with the lack of quotes while neon does not.  Debian 12 with KDE Plasma 5.27.5 also works but it generates with the quotes.
Neon and Kubuntu = ExecStart=:/opt/Mullvad-VPN/mullvad-vpn
Debian 12 = ExecStart=:"/opt/Mullvad-VPN/mullvad-vpn"
Comment 5 marehrauer 2023-08-09 12:41:24 UTC 
My previous comment contains an error - it should read:

Neon and Kubuntu = ExecStart=:/opt/Mullvad VPN/mullvad-vpn
Debian 12 = ExecStart=:"/opt/Mullvad VPN/mullvad-vpn"

My previous comment contained a - rather than a space between Mullvad and VPN.  I got around the problem by adding the - to the folder name and in the desktop file.
Comment 6 Carlos De Maine 2025-09-20 09:35:25 UTC 
Thank you for your bug report! 
However this bug report was created/provided previous to 01/01/2023 and also has not received any updates since  before 01/01/2025. 
Unfortunately KDE neon no longer provides updates for anything older than noble 24.04 based edition's.
Please upgrade to KDE neon noble and if you can reproduce the issue after upgrading to an active version, feel free to re-open this bug report.
Thanks for understanding!