I've seen this on the internets, but none seem to have my specific issue

Background:
Using a debian variant

all of this is as root: (not sudo, root)
when I right click on the menu -> Edit Applications, everything looks good. I make my change (add --user-data-dir to the google launcher) and save. No errors.
click on google, it doesnt launch (bounce, bounce, bounce die)

if I launch kmenuedit from the command line. Same deal, no errors. It still doesn't appear to save the edit.

in ~/.config/menus all I have is:
application-merged/xdg-desktop-menu-dummy.menu which is empty

What's next?

you should be looking in ~/.local/share/applications

in kmenuedit what is the command you entered? does it work without the --user-data-dir appended?

syntax is --user-data-dir=~/whatever

if this thread has longevity at some point someone will point out that that logging in as root is considered bad practice and should be avoided

I understand the dangers of root, this is a specific use case that reqiures it.

Back on topic. The launcher in ~/.local/share/applications works just fine if I click on it in Dolphin. --user-data-dir IS saved in that launcher.

Maybe the trouble is just with the Kickoff widget itself?

I tested it on my account using command and kmenuedit and it worked fine

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 google-chrome --user-data-dir=~/MyTemp

does it work ok in a non-root account?

if you Google

chrome OR chromium linux "as root"

you will see posts addressing this and the statement that Chrome[ium] is not allowed to run as root by design

coryj wrote:Back on topic. The launcher in ~/.local/share/applications works just fine if I click on it in Dolphin. --user-data-dir IS saved in that launcher.

Maybe the trouble is just with the Kickoff widget itself?

Try to run "kbuildsycoca4" (or maybe even "kbuildsycoca4 --noincremental" to recreate the system cache and notify kickoff of the change.
(normally this should be done automatically by kmenuedit though)

google01103 wrote:does it work ok in a non-root account?

Don't have a non-root account on this box.

google01103 wrote:if you Google

chrome OR chromium linux "as root"

you will see posts addressing this and the statement that Chrome[ium] is not allowed to run as root by design

This is specifically what the --user-data-dir is for. When you run it as root this is exactly what it tells you to do.
Again, this is not a google problem. I can open chrome just fine from Konsole

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google-chrome --user-data-dir=/home/root/gcache &

works fine.

kbuildsycoca4 and kbuildsycoca4 --noincremental didn't help
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kbuildsycoca4 running...
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KBuildSycoca::recreate: Recreating ksycoca file ("/var/tmp/kdecache-root/ksycoca4", version 205)
kbuildsycoca4(4862) VFolderMenu::mergeFile: VFolderMenu::mergeFile: "/home/root/.config/menus/applications-merged/xdg-desktop-menu-dummy.menu"
kbuildsycoca4(4862) VFolderMenu::loadDoc: Parse error in  "/home/root/.config/menus/applications-merged/xdg-desktop-menu-dummy.menu" , line  1 , col  1 :  "unexpected end of file"
kbuildsycoca4(4862) VFolderMenu::mergeFile: VFolderMenu::mergeFile: "/etc/xdg/menus/applications-merged/SQuirreL SQL Client.menu"
kbuildsycoca4(4862) VFolderMenu::mergeFile: VFolderMenu::mergeFile: "/etc/xdg/menus/applications-merged/cisco-anyconnect.menu"
kbuildsycoca4(4862) VFolderMenu::mergeFile: VFolderMenu::mergeFile: "/etc/xdg/menus/applications-merged/kali-applications.menu"
kbuildsycoca4(4862) VFolderMenu::mergeFile: VFolderMenu::mergeFile: "/etc/xdg/menus/applications-merged/electronics.menu"
kbuildsycoca4(4862) VFolderMenu::mergeFile: VFolderMenu::mergeFile: "/etc/xdg/menus/applications-merged/hamradio.menu"
kbuildsycoca4(4862) VFolderMenu::pushDocInfo: Menu "cisco-anyconnect-dart.menu" not found.
kbuildsycoca4(4862) VFolderMenu::pushDocInfo: Menu "debian-menu.menu" not found.
kbuildsycoca4(4862) VFolderMenu::pushDocInfo: Menu "applications-kmenuedit.menu" not found.
kbuildsycoca4(4862) VFolderMenu::processMenu: Processing KDE Legacy dirs for <KDE>
kbuildsycoca4(4862) VFolderMenu::processKDELegacyDirs:
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KConfigGroup::readXdgListEntry: List entry MimeType in ".hidden/kommander.desktop" is not compliant with XDG standard (missing trailing semicolon).
kbuildsycoca4(4862) VFolderMenu::loadApplications: Looking up applications under "/usr/share/applications/"
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KConfigGroup::readXdgListEntry: List entry MimeType in "/usr/share/applications/arduino.desktop" is not compliant with XDG standard (missing trailing semicolon).
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KConfigGroup::readXdgListEntry: List entry Categories in "/usr/share/applications/system-config-lvm.desktop" is not compliant with XDG standard (missing trailing semicolon).
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KConfigGroup::readXdgListEntry: List entry Categories in "/usr/share/applications/gnome-power-panel.desktop" is not compliant with XDG standard (missing trailing semicolon).
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KConfigGroup::readXdgListEntry: List entry Categories in "/usr/share/applications/qthid.desktop" is not compliant with XDG standard (missing trailing semicolon).
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KConfigGroup::readXdgListEntry: List entry Categories in "/usr/share/applications/guymager.desktop" is not compliant with XDG standard (missing trailing semicolon).
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KConfigGroup::readXdgListEntry: List entry Categories in "/usr/share/applications/gnome-color-panel.desktop" is not compliant with XDG standard (missing trailing semicolon).
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KConfigGroup::readXdgListEntry: List entry Categories in "/usr/share/applications/gnome-screen-panel.desktop" is not compliant with XDG standard (missing trailing semicolon).
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KConfigGroup::readXdgListEntry: List entry MimeType in "/usr/share/applications/leafpad.desktop" is not compliant with XDG standard (missing trailing semicolon).
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KConfigGroup::readXdgListEntry: List entry Categories in "/usr/share/applications/chirp.desktop" is not compliant with XDG standard (missing trailing semicolon).
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KConfigGroup::readXdgListEntry: List entry MimeType in "/usr/share/applications/chirp.desktop" is not compliant with XDG standard (missing trailing semicolon).
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KConfigGroup::readXdgListEntry: List entry Categories in "/usr/share/applications/gnome-user-accounts-panel.desktop" is not compliant with XDG standard (missing trailing semicolon).
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KConfigGroup::readXdgListEntry: List entry Categories in "/usr/share/applications/truecrypt.desktop" is not compliant with XDG standard (missing trailing semicolon).
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KConfigGroup::readXdgListEntry: List entry Categories in "/usr/share/applications/gnome-region-panel.desktop" is not compliant with XDG standard (missing trailing semicolon).
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KConfigGroup::readXdgListEntry: List entry Categories in "/usr/share/applications/gnome-background-panel.desktop" is not compliant with XDG standard (missing trailing semicolon).
kbuildsycoca4(4862) VFolderMenu::loadApplications: Looking up applications under "/usr/share/applications/kde4"
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KConfigGroup::readXdgListEntry: List entry Categories in "/usr/share/applications/tilda.desktop" is not compliant with XDG standard (missing trailing semicolon).
kbuildsycoca4(4862) VFolderMenu::loadApplications: Looking up applications under "/usr/share/applications/screensavers"
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KConfigGroup::readXdgListEntry: List entry Categories in "/usr/share/applications/keepnote.desktop" is not compliant with XDG standard (missing trailing semicolon).
kbuildsycoca4(4862) VFolderMenu::loadApplications: Looking up applications under "/home/root/.local/share/applications/"
kbuildsycoca4(4862) VFolderMenu::loadApplications: Looking up applications under "/usr/share/applications/"
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KConfigGroup::readXdgListEntry: List entry MimeType in "/usr/share/applications/arduino.desktop" is not compliant with XDG standard (missing trailing semicolon).
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KConfigGroup::readXdgListEntry: List entry Categories in "/usr/share/applications/system-config-lvm.desktop" is not compliant with XDG standard (missing trailing semicolon).
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KConfigGroup::readXdgListEntry: List entry Categories in "/usr/share/applications/gnome-power-panel.desktop" is not compliant with XDG standard (missing trailing semicolon).
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KConfigGroup::readXdgListEntry: List entry Categories in "/usr/share/applications/qthid.desktop" is not compliant with XDG standard (missing trailing semicolon).
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KConfigGroup::readXdgListEntry: List entry Categories in "/usr/share/applications/guymager.desktop" is not compliant with XDG standard (missing trailing semicolon).
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KConfigGroup::readXdgListEntry: List entry Categories in "/usr/share/applications/gnome-color-panel.desktop" is not compliant with XDG standard (missing trailing semicolon).
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KConfigGroup::readXdgListEntry: List entry Categories in "/usr/share/applications/gnome-screen-panel.desktop" is not compliant with XDG standard (missing trailing semicolon).
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KConfigGroup::readXdgListEntry: List entry MimeType in "/usr/share/applications/leafpad.desktop" is not compliant with XDG standard (missing trailing semicolon).
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KConfigGroup::readXdgListEntry: List entry Categories in "/usr/share/applications/chirp.desktop" is not compliant with XDG standard (missing trailing semicolon).
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KConfigGroup::readXdgListEntry: List entry MimeType in "/usr/share/applications/chirp.desktop" is not compliant with XDG standard (missing trailing semicolon).
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KConfigGroup::readXdgListEntry: List entry Categories in "/usr/share/applications/gnome-user-accounts-panel.desktop" is not compliant with XDG standard (missing trailing semicolon).
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KConfigGroup::readXdgListEntry: List entry Categories in "/usr/share/applications/truecrypt.desktop" is not compliant with XDG standard (missing trailing semicolon).
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KConfigGroup::readXdgListEntry: List entry Categories in "/usr/share/applications/gnome-region-panel.desktop" is not compliant with XDG standard (missing trailing semicolon).
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KConfigGroup::readXdgListEntry: List entry Categories in "/usr/share/applications/gnome-background-panel.desktop" is not compliant with XDG standard (missing trailing semicolon).
kbuildsycoca4(4862) VFolderMenu::loadApplications: Looking up applications under "/usr/share/applications/kde4"
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KConfigGroup::readXdgListEntry: List entry Categories in "/usr/share/applications/tilda.desktop" is not compliant with XDG standard (missing trailing semicolon).
kbuildsycoca4(4862) VFolderMenu::loadApplications: Looking up applications under "/usr/share/applications/screensavers"
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KConfigGroup::readXdgListEntry: List entry Categories in "/usr/share/applications/keepnote.desktop" is not compliant with XDG standard (missing trailing semicolon).
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KBuildServiceGroupFactory::addNew: (  "Kali/Information Gathering/IDS/IPS Identification/" ,  "/usr/share/desktop-directories/01-03-ids-ips-identification.directory"  ): parent menu does not exist!
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KBuildServiceGroupFactory::addNew: (  "Kali/Web Applications/IDS/IPS Identification/" ,  "/usr/share/desktop-directories/03-02-ids-ips-identification.directory"  ): parent menu does not exist!
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KBuildServiceGroupFactory::addNew: (  "Kali/Sniffing/Spoofing/" ,  "/usr/share/desktop-directories/07-sniffing-spoofing.directory"  ): parent menu does not exist!
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KBuildServiceFactory::populateServiceTypes: "/usr/share/applications/kde4/lokalize.desktop" specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype "application/x-lokalize-project"
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KBuildServiceFactory::populateServiceTypes: "ark_part.desktop" specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype "application/lha"
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KBuildServiceFactory::populateServiceTypes: "ark_part.desktop" specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype "application/maclha"
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KBuildServiceFactory::populateServiceTypes: "/usr/share/applications/file-roller.desktop" specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype "application/x-7z-compressed-tar"
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KBuildServiceFactory::populateServiceTypes: "/usr/share/applications/file-roller.desktop" specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype "application/x-ar"
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KBuildServiceFactory::populateServiceTypes: "/usr/share/applications/file-roller.desktop" specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype "application/x-bzip1"
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KBuildServiceFactory::populateServiceTypes: "/usr/share/applications/file-roller.desktop" specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype "application/x-bzip1-compressed-tar"
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KBuildServiceFactory::populateServiceTypes: "/usr/share/applications/file-roller.desktop" specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype "application/x-cabinet"
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KBuildServiceFactory::populateServiceTypes: "/usr/share/applications/file-roller.desktop" specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype "application/x-ear"
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KBuildServiceFactory::populateServiceTypes: "/usr/share/applications/file-roller.desktop" specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype "application/x-lzip-compressed-tar"
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KBuildServiceFactory::populateServiceTypes: "/usr/share/applications/file-roller.desktop" specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype "application/x-lzop-compressed-tar"
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KBuildServiceFactory::populateServiceTypes: "/usr/share/applications/file-roller.desktop" specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype "application/x-rzip"
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KBuildServiceFactory::populateServiceTypes: "/usr/share/applications/file-roller.desktop" specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype "application/x-war"
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KBuildServiceFactory::populateServiceTypes: "/usr/share/applications/kde4/marble.desktop" specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype "application/gpx+xml"
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KBuildServiceFactory::populateServiceTypes: "windowsexethumbnail.desktop" specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype "application/x-msdownload"
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KBuildServiceFactory::populateServiceTypes: "/usr/share/applications/kde4/kalgebra.desktop" specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype "application/x-kalgebra"
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KBuildServiceFactory::populateServiceTypes: "/usr/share/applications/kde4/cantor.desktop" specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype "application/x-cantor"
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KBuildServiceFactory::populateServiceTypes: "ffmpegthumbs.desktop" specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype "video/*"
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KBuildServiceFactory::populateServiceTypes: "phononbackends/vlc.desktop" specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype "video/x-quicktime"
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KBuildServiceFactory::populateServiceTypes: "phononbackends/vlc.desktop" specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype "video/mkv"
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KBuildServiceFactory::populateServiceTypes: "phononbackends/vlc.desktop" specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype "audio/aiff"
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KBuildServiceFactory::populateServiceTypes: "phononbackends/vlc.desktop" specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype "audio/x-pn-aiff"
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KBuildServiceFactory::populateServiceTypes: "phononbackends/vlc.desktop" specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype "audio/x-realaudio"
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KBuildServiceFactory::populateServiceTypes: "phononbackends/vlc.desktop" specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype "audio/x-basic"
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KBuildServiceFactory::populateServiceTypes: "phononbackends/vlc.desktop" specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype "audio/x-pn-au"
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KBuildServiceFactory::populateServiceTypes: "phononbackends/vlc.desktop" specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype "audio/x-8svx"
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KBuildServiceFactory::populateServiceTypes: "phononbackends/vlc.desktop" specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype "audio/8svx"
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KBuildServiceFactory::populateServiceTypes: "phononbackends/vlc.desktop" specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype "audio/x-16sv"
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KBuildServiceFactory::populateServiceTypes: "phononbackends/vlc.desktop" specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype "audio/168sv"
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KBuildServiceFactory::populateServiceTypes: "phononbackends/vlc.desktop" specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype "image/ilbm"
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KBuildServiceFactory::populateServiceTypes: "phononbackends/vlc.desktop" specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype "video/anim"
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KBuildServiceFactory::populateServiceTypes: "phononbackends/vlc.desktop" specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype "image/x-png"
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KBuildServiceFactory::populateServiceTypes: "phononbackends/vlc.desktop" specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype "video/mng"
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KBuildServiceFactory::populateServiceTypes: "phononbackends/vlc.desktop" specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype "audio/x-real-audio"
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KBuildServiceFactory::populateServiceTypes: "phononbackends/vlc.desktop" specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype "audio/x-pn-wav"
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KBuildServiceFactory::populateServiceTypes: "phononbackends/vlc.desktop" specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype "audio/x-pn-windows-acm"
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KBuildServiceFactory::populateServiceTypes: "phononbackends/vlc.desktop" specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype "audio/mpeg2"
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KBuildServiceFactory::populateServiceTypes: "phononbackends/vlc.desktop" specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype "audio/x-mpeg2"
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KBuildServiceFactory::populateServiceTypes: "phononbackends/vlc.desktop" specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype "audio/mpeg3"
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KBuildServiceFactory::populateServiceTypes: "phononbackends/vlc.desktop" specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype "audio/x-mpeg3"
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KBuildServiceFactory::populateServiceTypes: "phononbackends/vlc.desktop" specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype "x-mpegurl"
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KBuildServiceFactory::populateServiceTypes: "/usr/share/applications/brasero.desktop" specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype "application/x-toc"
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KBuildServiceFactory::populateServiceTypes: "plasma-kpart.desktop" specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype "KParts/Part"
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KBuildServiceFactory::populateServiceTypes: "fileviewhgplugin.desktop" specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype "FileViewVersionControlPlugin2"
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KBuildServiceFactory::populateServiceTypes: "kerfuffle_clilha.desktop" specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype "application/lha"
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KBuildServiceFactory::populateServiceTypes: "kerfuffle_clilha.desktop" specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype "application/maclha"
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KBuildServiceFactory::populateServiceTypes: "/usr/lib/libreoffice/share/xdg/draw.desktop" specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype "application/vnd.ms-publisher"
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KBuildServiceFactory::populateServiceTypes: "cantor/cantor_part.desktop" specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype "application/x-cantor"
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KBuildServiceFactory::populateServiceTypes: "kleopatra_decryptverifyfiles.desktop" specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype "applicaton/pkcs7-signature"
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KBuildServiceFactory::populateServiceTypes: "ServiceMenus/imageconverter.desktop" specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype "image/*"
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KBuildServiceFactory::populateServiceTypes: "ark_dndextract.desktop" specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype "application/lha"
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KBuildServiceFactory::populateServiceTypes: "ark_dndextract.desktop" specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype "application/maclha"
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KBuildServiceFactory::populateServiceTypes: "/usr/share/applications/clementine.desktop" specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype "application/x-ogm-audio"
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KBuildServiceFactory::populateServiceTypes: "ServiceMenus/dragonplayer_play_dvd.desktop" specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype "media/dvdvideo"
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KBuildServiceFactory::populateServiceTypes: "/usr/share/applications/google-chrome.desktop" specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype "application/xhtml_xml"
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KBuildServiceFactory::populateServiceTypes: "/usr/share/applications/google-chrome.desktop" specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype "image/webp"
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KBuildServiceFactory::populateServiceTypes: "/usr/share/applications/sqlitebrowser.desktop" specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype "application/x-sqlite"
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KBuildServiceFactory::populateServiceTypes: "/usr/share/applications/wireshark.desktop" specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype "application/x-pcapng"
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KBuildServiceFactory::populateServiceTypes: "/usr/share/applications/wireshark.desktop" specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype "application/x-snoop"
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KBuildServiceFactory::populateServiceTypes: "/usr/share/applications/wireshark.desktop" specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype "application/x-iptrace"
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KBuildServiceFactory::populateServiceTypes: "/usr/share/applications/wireshark.desktop" specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype "application/x-lanalyzer"
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KBuildServiceFactory::populateServiceTypes: "/usr/share/applications/wireshark.desktop" specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype "application/x-nettl"
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KBuildServiceFactory::populateServiceTypes: "/usr/share/applications/wireshark.desktop" specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype "application/x-radcom"
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KBuildServiceFactory::populateServiceTypes: "/usr/share/applications/wireshark.desktop" specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype "application/x-etherpeek"
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KBuildServiceFactory::populateServiceTypes: "/usr/share/applications/wireshark.desktop" specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype "application/x-visualnetworks"
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KBuildServiceFactory::populateServiceTypes: "/usr/share/applications/wireshark.desktop" specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype "application/x-netinstobserver"
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KBuildServiceFactory::populateServiceTypes: "/usr/share/applications/wireshark.desktop" specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype "application/x-5view"
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KBuildServiceFactory::populateServiceTypes: "/usr/lib/libreoffice/share/xdg/calc.desktop" specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype "application/csv"
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KBuildServiceFactory::populateServiceTypes: "/usr/lib/libreoffice/share/xdg/calc.desktop" specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype "application/excel"
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KBuildServiceFactory::populateServiceTypes: "/usr/lib/libreoffice/share/xdg/calc.desktop" specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype "application/tab-separated-values"
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KBuildServiceFactory::populateServiceTypes: "/usr/lib/libreoffice/share/xdg/calc.desktop" specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype "application/x-dos_ms_excel"
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KBuildServiceFactory::populateServiceTypes: "/usr/lib/libreoffice/share/xdg/calc.desktop" specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype "application/x-excel"
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KBuildServiceFactory::populateServiceTypes: "/usr/lib/libreoffice/share/xdg/calc.desktop" specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype "application/x-ms-excel"
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KBuildServiceFactory::populateServiceTypes: "/usr/lib/libreoffice/share/xdg/calc.desktop" specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype "text/comma-separated-values"
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KBuildServiceFactory::populateServiceTypes: "/usr/share/applications/display.im6.desktop" specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype "image/avs"
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KBuildServiceFactory::populateServiceTypes: "/usr/share/applications/display.im6.desktop" specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype "image/bie"
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KBuildServiceFactory::populateServiceTypes: "/usr/share/applications/display.im6.desktop" specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype "image/x-ms-bmp"
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KBuildServiceFactory::populateServiceTypes: "/usr/share/applications/display.im6.desktop" specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype "image/cmyk"
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KBuildServiceFactory::populateServiceTypes: "/usr/share/applications/display.im6.desktop" specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype "image/dcx"
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KBuildServiceFactory::populateServiceTypes: "/usr/share/applications/display.im6.desktop" specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype "image/eps"
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KBuildServiceFactory::populateServiceTypes: "/usr/share/applications/display.im6.desktop" specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype "image/fax"
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KBuildServiceFactory::populateServiceTypes: "/usr/share/applications/display.im6.desktop" specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype "image/gray"
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KBuildServiceFactory::populateServiceTypes: "/usr/share/applications/display.im6.desktop" specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype "image/miff"
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KBuildServiceFactory::populateServiceTypes: "/usr/share/applications/display.im6.desktop" specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype "image/mono"
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KBuildServiceFactory::populateServiceTypes: "/usr/share/applications/display.im6.desktop" specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype "image/mtv"
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KBuildServiceFactory::populateServiceTypes: "/usr/share/applications/display.im6.desktop" specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype "image/pcd"
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KBuildServiceFactory::populateServiceTypes: "/usr/share/applications/display.im6.desktop" specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype "image/pcx"
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KBuildServiceFactory::populateServiceTypes: "/usr/share/applications/display.im6.desktop" specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype "image/pict"
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KBuildServiceFactory::populateServiceTypes: "/usr/share/applications/display.im6.desktop" specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype "image/ps"
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KBuildServiceFactory::populateServiceTypes: "/usr/share/applications/display.im6.desktop" specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype "image/rad"
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KBuildServiceFactory::populateServiceTypes: "/usr/share/applications/display.im6.desktop" specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype "image/rgba"
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KBuildServiceFactory::populateServiceTypes: "/usr/share/applications/display.im6.desktop" specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype "image/rla"
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KBuildServiceFactory::populateServiceTypes: "/usr/share/applications/display.im6.desktop" specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype "image/sgi"
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KBuildServiceFactory::populateServiceTypes: "/usr/share/applications/display.im6.desktop" specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype "image/sun-raster"
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KBuildServiceFactory::populateServiceTypes: "/usr/share/applications/display.im6.desktop" specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype "image/targa"
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KBuildServiceFactory::populateServiceTypes: "/usr/share/applications/display.im6.desktop" specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype "image/uyvy"
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KBuildServiceFactory::populateServiceTypes: "/usr/share/applications/display.im6.desktop" specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype "image/vid"
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KBuildServiceFactory::populateServiceTypes: "/usr/share/applications/display.im6.desktop" specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype "image/viff"
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KBuildServiceFactory::populateServiceTypes: "/usr/share/applications/display.im6.desktop" specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype "image/yuv"
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KBuildServiceFactory::populateServiceTypes: "ServiceMenus/ark_servicemenu.desktop" specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype "application/lha"
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KBuildServiceFactory::populateServiceTypes: "ServiceMenus/ark_servicemenu.desktop" specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype "application/maclha"
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KBuildServiceFactory::populateServiceTypes: "/usr/share/applications/eog.desktop" specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype "image/jpg"
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KBuildServiceFactory::populateServiceTypes: "/usr/share/applications/eog.desktop" specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype "image/x-gray"
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KBuildServiceFactory::populateServiceTypes: "/usr/share/applications/eog.desktop" specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype "image/x-png"
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KBuildServiceFactory::populateServiceTypes: "fontthumbnail.desktop" specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype "fonts/package"
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KBuildServiceFactory::populateServiceTypes: "ServiceMenus/installfont.desktop" specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype "fonts/package"
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KBuildServiceFactory::populateServiceTypes: "/usr/share/applications/vlc.desktop" specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype "video/x-flc"
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KBuildServiceFactory::populateServiceTypes: "/usr/share/applications/vlc.desktop" specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype "audio/x-ms-asf"
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KBuildServiceFactory::populateServiceTypes: "/usr/share/applications/vlc.desktop" specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype "audio/x-ms-wax"
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KBuildServiceFactory::populateServiceTypes: "/usr/share/applications/vlc.desktop" specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype "audio/x-real-audio"
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KBuildServiceFactory::populateServiceTypes: "/usr/share/applications/vlc.desktop" specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype "application/x-flac"
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KBuildServiceFactory::populateServiceTypes: "/usr/share/applications/vlc.desktop" specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype "misc/ultravox"
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KBuildServiceFactory::populateServiceTypes: "/usr/share/applications/vlc.desktop" specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype "audio/x-pn-aiff"
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KBuildServiceFactory::populateServiceTypes: "/usr/share/applications/vlc.desktop" specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype "audio/x-pn-au"
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KBuildServiceFactory::populateServiceTypes: "/usr/share/applications/vlc.desktop" specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype "audio/x-pn-wav"
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KBuildServiceFactory::populateServiceTypes: "/usr/share/applications/vlc.desktop" specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype "audio/x-pn-windows-acm"
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KBuildServiceFactory::populateServiceTypes: "/usr/share/applications/vlc.desktop" specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype "application/x-extension-mp4"
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KBuildServiceFactory::populateServiceTypes: "kfontviewpart.desktop" specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype "fonts/package"
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KBuildServiceFactory::populateServiceTypes: "/usr/share/applications/kde4/ark.desktop" specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype "application/lha"
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KBuildServiceFactory::populateServiceTypes: "/usr/share/applications/kde4/ark.desktop" specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype "application/maclha"
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KBuildServiceFactory::populateServiceTypes: "klinkstatus_part.desktop" specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype "text/english"
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KBuildServiceFactory::populateServiceTypes: "klinkstatus_part.desktop" specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype "text/x-c++"
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KBuildServiceFactory::populateServiceTypes: "/usr/lib/libreoffice/share/xdg/writer.desktop" specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype "application/x-doc"
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KBuildServiceFactory::populateServiceTypes: "/usr/lib/libreoffice/share/xdg/writer.desktop" specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype "application/vnd.lotus-wordpro"
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KBuildServiceFactory::populateServiceTypes: "/usr/lib/libreoffice/share/xdg/writer.desktop" specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype "application/vnd.stardivision.writer-global"
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KBuildServiceFactory::populateServiceTypes: "/usr/lib/libreoffice/share/xdg/writer.desktop" specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype "application/x-extension-txt"
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KMimeAssociations::parseAllMimeAppsList: Parsing "/home/root/.local/share/applications/mimeapps.list"
kbuildsycoca4(4862) KBuildSycoca::save: Saving
kbuildsycoca4(4862) kdemain: Emitting notifyDatabaseChanged ("servicetypes", "xdgdata-mime", "services", "apps")


coryj wrote:kbuildsycoca4 and kbuildsycoca4 --noincremental didn't help

Hm. Does creating a completely new menu entry (with that --user-data-dir option) for Chrome work?

wolfi323 wrote:Hm. Does creating a completely new menu entry (with that --user-data-dir option) for Chrome work?

Yes it does.

Which is a nice workaround, but I'm still curious why I can't edit the one that's already there.

Update: I can edit THAT menu entry as well.

what does the original service (somewhere in /usr/share/applications) look like? (could be immutable)
please post it in code tags

luebking wrote:what does the original service (somewhere in /usr/share/applications) look like? (could be immutable)
please post it in code tags

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~# ls -l /usr/share/applications/google-chrome.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8445 Jun  4 15:46 /usr/share/applications/google-chrome.desktop

also if I symlink in that directory to the one on my desktop, that works fine too.

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root@pc-411-lv:~# mv /usr/share/applications/google-chrome.desktop /usr/share/applications/google-chrome.desktop.old
root@pc-411-lv:~# cd /usr/share/applications/
root@pc-411-lv:/usr/share/applications# ln -s /home/root/.local/share/applications/google-chrome.desktop

i meant the file contents.
config keys can be tagged immutable.

luebking wrote:i meant the file contents.
config keys can be tagged immutable.

localizations snipped:

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root@pc-411-lv:/usr/share/applications# cat google-chrome.desktop.old
[Desktop Entry]
Version=1.0
Name=Google Chrome
# Only KDE 4 seems to use GenericName, so we reuse the KDE strings.
# From Ubuntu's language-pack-kde-XX-base packages, version 9.04-20090413.
GenericName=Web Browser

# Gnome and KDE 3 uses Comment.
Comment=Access the Internet
Exec=/usr/bin/google-chrome-stable %U
Terminal=false
Icon=google-chrome
Type=Application
Categories=Network;WebBrowser;
MimeType=text/html;text/xml;application/xhtml_xml;image/webp;x-scheme-handler/http;x-scheme-handler/https;x-scheme-handler/ftp;
X-Ayatana-Desktop-Shortcuts=NewWindow;NewIncognito

[NewWindow Shortcut Group]
Name=New Window

Exec=/usr/bin/google-chrome-stable
TargetEnvironment=Unity

[NewIncognito Shortcut Group]
Name=New Incognito Window

Exec=/usr/bin/google-chrome-stable --incognito
TargetEnvironment=Unity


canyou try removing:

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[NewWindow Shortcut Group]
Name=New Window

Exec=/usr/bin/google-chrome-stable
TargetEnvironment=Unity

[NewIncognito Shortcut Group]
Name=New Incognito Window

Exec=/usr/bin/google-chrome-stable --incognito
TargetEnvironment=Unity


from that file? (run kbuildsycoca4 --noincremental again after editing the file)