Invalid desktop entry file Error for AppImage (resolved)

Question

I am on Lubuntu 22.04 LTS. I right clicked at home screen and clicked create new launcher for my Lunar Client AppImage. I inputted some stuff. If I right click it and open it in FeatherPad, here is what it shows:

[Desktop Entry]
Name=Lunar Client
GenericName=Lunar Client
Comment=Lunar Client
Exec=/home/tejas72/Lunar Client-3.2.0.AppImage
Type=Application
Icon=/home/tejas72/LunarClientLogo.jpeg
Terminal=false

but now I get the error message Invalid desktop entry file: '/home/tejas72/Desktop/Lunar_Client.desktop' when I double click it from home screen. what do I do? I have sudo privilege and anything. Pls say everything in detail as I might not understand some things. EDIT: Both the appimage and the logo are in my /home/tejas72 folder

EDIT: I removed the space and it all worked, thanks to all for your help!

mook765 · Accepted Answer · 2024-01-14T18:36:22.030

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Since you have a space in the filename you'll need to change the line

Exec=/home/tejas72/Lunar Client-3.2.0.AppImage

to

Exec="/home/tejas72/Lunar Client-3.2.0.AppImage"

edited Jan 14 '24 at 18:36

answered Jan 14 '24 at 17:51

mook765

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I tried that, but it still gives me the same error, (Added the single quotation marks around it) – Tejas Samarjit Sathya Raj Jan 14 '24 at 17:54
Did you give the appimage execute permissions? chmod +x '/home/tejas72/Lunar Client-3.2.0.AppImage' Also, where is your .desktop-file located? Does the .desktop-file has execute permission? – mook765 Jan 14 '24 at 17:56
The Exec key of the freedesktop specification calls for double quotes – steeldriver Jan 14 '24 at 18:16
... you could also try replacing the space with \s - see for example How to escape spaces in .desktop files Exec line – steeldriver Jan 14 '24 at 18:22
@steeldriver For me the desktop-file also works with single quotes. – mook765 Jan 14 '24 at 18:45
@mook765 good to know - thanks – steeldriver Jan 14 '24 at 18:49
so would I do Exec="/home/tejas72/Lunar\sClient-3.2.0.AppImage" – Tejas Samarjit Sathya Raj Jan 19 '24 at 22:04
It has permissions, and it is lokacted in /tejas72 right now i have tried single and double quotes – Tejas Samarjit Sathya Raj Jan 19 '24 at 22:05

Invalid desktop entry file Error for AppImage (resolved)

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