Bug#991439: plasma-workspace: /usr/bin/krunner starts programs in the filesystem root on non-systemd installations
Package: plasma-workspace
Version: 4:5.20.5-6
Severity: normal
X-Debbugs-Cc: void@rittich.net
Starting a program with KRunner used to start the program with the
working directory set to the user's home directory. In Bullseye KRunner
starts programs with the working directory set to the root of the
filesystem when not using systemd. This behavior is problematic for the
following reasons.
Starting a terminal emulator, e.g., Konsole in the filesystem root also
launches the shell in the filesystem root. Which usually means that the
user has to type "cd ~" to get to the directory of interest.
Starting a graphical application (like Kate) in the filesystem root
often means that file open and file save dialogs open in the filesystem
root directory, which is usually not the place where the user stores
their files.
To reproduce the behavior:
1. Install sysvinit-core
2. Reinstall plasma-desktop (which has been removed by 1.)
3. Start KDE.
4. Open KRunner, either by pressing Meta+Space or right clicking on
the desktop and selecting "Show KRunner".
5. Start a program, e.g., by entering "konsole" or "kate".
If you start krunner when using systemd, the krunner process is owned
by "/lib/systemd/systemd --user" and the working directory is my home
directory. When using sysv-init, krunner is owned by init and the working
directory is the filesystem root.
As a workaround I have created a wrapper script, which launches krunner
in the user's home directory. Executing the following fixes the problem.
mv /usr/bin/krunner /usr/bin/krunner.orig
cat > /usr/bin/krunner << EOS
#!/bin/sh
cd "\$HOME"
exec /usr/bin/krunner.orig "$@"
EOS
chmod a+x /usr/bin/krunner
Note, that other processes are affected as well. For example
kactivitymanagerd is started in the user's home directory when using
systemd and in the filesystem root when using sysv-init.
-- System Information:
Debian Release: 11.0
APT prefers testing-security
APT policy: (500, 'testing-security'), (500, 'testing')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Kernel: Linux 5.10.0-8-amd64 (SMP w/1 CPU thread)
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8), LANGUAGE=en_US:en
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /usr/bin/dash
Init: sysvinit (via /sbin/init)
LSM: AppArmor: enabled
Versions of packages plasma-workspace depends on:
ii dbus-x11 [dbus-session-bus] 1.12.20-2
ii drkonqi 5.20.5-1
ii frameworkintegration 5.78.0-2
ii gdb-minimal [gdb] 10.1-1.7
ii iso-codes 4.6.0-1
ii kactivitymanagerd 5.20.5-1
ii kded5 5.78.0-2
ii kinit 5.78.0-2
ii kio 5.78.0-5
ii kpackagetool5 5.78.0-3
ii kwin-common 4:5.20.5-1
ii libappstreamqt2 0.14.4-1
ii libc6 2.31-12
ii libcolorcorrect5 4:5.20.5-6
ii libegl1 1.3.2-1
ii libfontconfig1 2.13.1-4.2
ii libfreetype6 2.10.4+dfsg-1
ii libgcc-s1 10.2.1-6
ii libgl1 1.3.2-1
ii libgps28 3.22-3
ii libice6 2:1.0.10-1
ii libkf5activities5 5.78.0-2
ii libkf5activitiesstats1 5.78.0-2
ii libkf5archive5 5.78.0-2
ii libkf5authcore5 5.78.0-2
ii libkf5baloo5 5.78.0-3
ii libkf5bookmarks5 5.78.0-2
ii libkf5calendarevents5 5.78.0-2
ii libkf5completion5 5.78.0-3
ii libkf5config-bin 5.78.0-4
ii libkf5configcore5 5.78.0-4
ii libkf5configgui5 5.78.0-4
ii libkf5configwidgets5 5.78.0-2
ii libkf5coreaddons5 5.78.0-4
ii libkf5crash5 5.78.0-3
ii libkf5dbusaddons5 5.78.0-2
ii libkf5declarative5 5.78.0-2
ii libkf5globalaccel-bin 5.78.0-3
ii libkf5globalaccel5 5.78.0-3
ii libkf5guiaddons5 5.78.0-3
ii libkf5holidays5 1:5.78.0-2
ii libkf5i18n5 5.78.0-2
ii libkf5iconthemes5 5.78.0-2
ii libkf5idletime5 5.78.0-2
ii libkf5itemmodels5 5.78.0-2
ii libkf5jobwidgets5 5.78.0-2
ii libkf5kcmutils5 5.78.0-3
ii libkf5kdelibs4support5 5.78.0-2
ii libkf5kiocore5 5.78.0-5
ii libkf5kiofilewidgets5 5.78.0-5
ii libkf5kiogui5 5.78.0-5
ii libkf5kiowidgets5 5.78.0-5
ii libkf5networkmanagerqt6 5.78.0-2
ii libkf5newstuff5 5.78.0-4
ii libkf5newstuffcore5 5.78.0-4
ii libkf5notifications5 5.78.0-2
ii libkf5notifyconfig5 5.78.0-2
ii libkf5package5 5.78.0-3
ii libkf5parts5 5.78.0-3
ii libkf5people5 5.78.0-2
ii libkf5peoplewidgets5 5.78.0-2
ii libkf5plasma5 5.78.0-3
ii libkf5plasmaquick5 5.78.0-3
ii libkf5prison5 5.78.0-2
ii libkf5quickaddons5 5.78.0-2
ii libkf5runner5 5.78.0-3
ii libkf5service-bin 5.78.0-2
ii libkf5service5 5.78.0-2
ii libkf5solid5 5.78.0-2
ii libkf5texteditor5 5.78.0-3
ii libkf5textwidgets5 5.78.0-2
ii libkf5wallet-bin 5.78.0-2
ii libkf5wallet5 5.78.0-2
ii libkf5waylandclient5 4:5.78.0-2
ii libkf5widgetsaddons5 5.78.0-2
ii libkf5windowsystem5 5.78.0-2
ii libkf5xmlgui5 5.78.0-2
ii libkfontinst5 4:5.20.5-6
ii libkfontinstui5 4:5.20.5-6
ii libkscreenlocker5 5.20.5-1
ii libksgrd9 4:5.20.5-1
ii libksysguardsensorfaces1 4:5.20.5-1
ii libkuserfeedbackcore1 1.0.0-3
ii libkworkspace5-5 4:5.20.5-6
ii libnotificationmanager1 4:5.20.5-6
ii libphonon4qt5-4 4:4.11.1-4
ii libpipewire-0.3-0 0.3.19-4
ii libplasma-geolocation-interface5 4:5.20.5-6
ii libprocesscore9 4:5.20.5-1
ii libprocessui9 4:5.20.5-1
ii libqalculate20 2.8.2-1.1
ii libqt5core5a 5.15.2+dfsg-9
ii libqt5dbus5 5.15.2+dfsg-9
ii libqt5gui5 5.15.2+dfsg-9
ii libqt5network5 5.15.2+dfsg-9
ii libqt5printsupport5 5.15.2+dfsg-9
ii libqt5qml5 5.15.2+dfsg-6
ii libqt5quick5 5.15.2+dfsg-6
ii libqt5sql5 5.15.2+dfsg-9
ii libqt5svg5 5.15.2-3
ii libqt5waylandclient5 5.15.2-3
ii libqt5widgets5 5.15.2+dfsg-9
ii libqt5x11extras5 5.15.2-2
ii libqt5xml5 5.15.2+dfsg-9
ii libsm6 2:1.2.3-1
ii libstdc++6 10.2.1-6
ii libtaskmanager6abi1 4:5.20.5-6
ii libwayland-client0 1.18.0-2~exp1.1
ii libweather-ion7 4:5.20.5-6
ii libx11-6 2:1.7.1-1
ii libxcb-composite0 1.14-3
ii libxcb-damage0 1.14-3
ii libxcb-image0 0.4.0-1+b3
ii libxcb-randr0 1.14-3
ii libxcb-shape0 1.14-3
ii libxcb-util1 0.4.0-1+b1
ii libxcb1 1.14-3
ii libxcursor1 1:1.2.0-2
ii libxfixes3 1:5.0.3-2
ii libxft2 2.3.2-2
ii libxrender1 1:0.9.10-1
ii libxtst6 2:1.2.3-1
ii milou 4:5.20.5-1
ii phonon4qt5 4:4.11.1-4
ii plasma-framework 5.78.0-3
ii plasma-integration 5.20.5-1
ii plasma-workspace-data 4:5.20.5-6
ii qdbus-qt5 5.15.2-5
ii qml-module-org-kde-draganddrop 5.78.0-2
ii qml-module-org-kde-kcoreaddons 5.78.0-2
ii qml-module-org-kde-kholidays 1:5.78.0-2
ii qml-module-org-kde-kquickcontrols 5.78.0-2
ii qml-module-org-kde-kquickcontrolsaddons 5.78.0-2
ii qml-module-org-kde-ksysguard 4:5.20.5-1
ii qml-module-org-kde-kwindowsystem 5.78.0-2
ii qml-module-org-kde-prison 5.78.0-2
ii qml-module-org-kde-quickcharts 5.78.0-2
ii qml-module-org-kde-solid 5.78.0-2
ii qml-module-org-kde-userfeedback 1.0.0-3
ii qml-module-qt-labs-folderlistmodel 5.15.2+dfsg-6
ii qml-module-qtgraphicaleffects 5.15.2-2
ii qml-module-qtqml-models2 5.15.2+dfsg-6
ii qml-module-qtquick-controls 5.15.2-2
ii qml-module-qtquick-dialogs 5.15.2-2
ii qml-module-qtquick-layouts 5.15.2+dfsg-6
ii qml-module-qtquick-window2 5.15.2+dfsg-6
ii qml-module-qtquick2 5.15.2+dfsg-6
ii udisks2 2.9.2-2
ii x11-utils 7.7+5
ii x11-xserver-utils 7.7+8
ii zlib1g 1:1.2.11.dfsg-2
Versions of packages plasma-workspace recommends:
ii kde-cli-tools 4:5.20.5-2
ii kio-extras 4:20.12.2-1
ii ksysguardd 4:5.20.5-2
ii libpam-kwallet5 5.20.5-1
ii powerdevil 4:5.20.5-2
plasma-workspace suggests no packages.
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