App added via menu editor won't launch

So I was trying to add this application to my app grid called Grayjay using the menu editor menulibre. While the application was added to the app grid every time I try to launch it does absolultly nothing. I have tried making a .sh file to launch the app and then adding that but that did not work either. I am able to run both the executable and the .sh file via the command line. Is there a way I can fix this so that I can launch the Grayjay via the app grid instead of the terminal.

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boredsquirrel (he)

slrpnk.net

No idea what you did there, just add a desktop entry manually

cat > ~/.local/share/applications/grayjay.desktop <<EOF
[Desktop Entry]
Name=Grayjay
Comment=Media Player
Icon=$HOME/path/to/icon
Exec=$HOME/path/to/exec-script.sh
EOF

Maybe you didnt chmod +x that script?

Worked for me without issues. Trying to run the program with mullvad-exclude though didnt work at all, they have some weird issues. Hopefully they make a Flatpak.

Lanky_Pomegranate530 reply

midwest.social

I tried adding the desktop entry manually and it still doesn't work. I even did a chmod +x on the .sh and the executable.

boredsquirrel (he) reply

slrpnk.net

What files are in that grayjay directory that could work? Did you try manually? All of them?

Lanky_Pomegranate530 reply

midwest.social

I was able to launch the Grayjay executable and Grayjay.sh manually but I can't get them to launch with the grayjay.desktop. I made a grayjay.desktop on my desktop but I keep getting a broken desktop error. I even did a chmod 777 on both files.

Broken Desktop Error