Eu tenho esse problema no 14.04LTS. Ele aparece aleatoriamente quando o sistema está em execução, e um logout e login irão "consertá-lo".
Sugerido acima: verificando os arquivos da área de trabalho.
Não tem nada disso:
desktop-file-validate .local/share/applications/*.desktop
desktop-file-validate .gnome/apps/*.deskto
Toneladas de erros:
desktop-file-validate /usr/share/applications/*.desktop
Erros (avisos e dicas excluídos):
/usr/share/applications/arduino.desktop: error: value "text/x-arduino" for string list key "MimeType" in group "Desktop Entry" does not have a semicolon (';') as trailing character
/usr/share/applications/checkbox-gui.desktop: error: value "System;Qt;Application" for string list key "Categories" in group "Desktop Entry" does not have a semicolon (';') as trailing character
/usr/share/applications/cheese.desktop: hint: value item "GNOME" in key "Categories" in group "Desktop Entry" can be extended with another category among the following categories: GTK
/usr/share/applications/credentials-preferences.desktop: error: value "Unity" for string list key "NotShowIn" in group "Desktop Entry" does not have a semicolon (';') as trailing character
/usr/share/applications/eeschema.desktop: error: value "Development;Electronics" for string list key "Categories" in group "Desktop Entry" does not have a semicolon (';') as trailing character
/usr/share/applications/empathy.desktop: error: value "Messaging Menu" for string list key "NotShowIn" in group "Desktop Action Hidden" does not have a semicolon (';') as trailing character
/usr/share/applications/empathy.desktop: error: value "Messaging Menu" for string list key "NotShowIn" in group "Desktop Action Prefs" does not have a semicolon (';') as trailing character
/usr/share/applications/empathy.desktop: error: value "Messaging Menu" for string list key "NotShowIn" in group "Desktop Action Accounts" does not have a semicolon (';') as trailing character
/usr/share/applications/firefox.desktop: error: value "Internet;WWW;Browser;Web;Explorer" for locale string list key "Keywords" in group "Desktop Entry" does not have a semicolon (';') as trailing character
/usr/share/applications/firefox.desktop: error: value "??????;??????;?????;???;??" for locale string list key "Keywords[ar]" in group "Desktop Entry" does not have a semicolon (';') as trailing character
/usr/share/applications/firefox.desktop: error: value "Internet;WWW;Restolador;Web;Esplorador" for locale string list key "Keywords[ast]" in group "Desktop Entry" does not have a semicolon (';') as trailing character
/usr/share/applications/firefox.desktop: error: value "Internet;WWW;Navegador;Web;Explorador;Explorer" for locale string list key "Keywords[ca]" in group "Desktop Entry" does not have a semicolon (';') as trailing character
/usr/share/applications/firefox.desktop: error: value "Internet;WWW;Prohl??e?;Web;Explorer" for locale string list key "Keywords[cs]" in group "Desktop Entry" does not have a semicolon (';') as trailing character
/usr/share/applications/firefox.desktop: error: value "Internet;Internettet;WWW;Browser;Browse;Web;Surf;Nettet" for locale string list key "Keywords[da]" in group "Desktop Entry" does not have a semicolon (';') as trailing character
/usr/share/applications/firefox.desktop: error: value "Internet;WWW;Browser;Web;Explorer;Webseite;Site;surfen;online;browsen" for locale string list key "Keywords[de]" in group "Desktop Entry" does not have a semicolon (';') as trailing character
/usr/share/applications/firefox.desktop: error: value "Internet;WWW;Browser;Web;Explorer;?????????;??????????;Firefox;???????;????????" for locale string list key "Keywords[el]" in group "Desktop Entry" does not have a semicolon (';') as trailing character
/usr/share/applications/firefox.desktop: error: value "Explorador;Internet;WWW" for locale string list key "Keywords[es]" in group "Desktop Entry" does not have a semicolon (';') as trailing character
/usr/share/applications/firefox.desktop: error: value "Internet;WWW;Browser;Web;Explorer;selain;Internet-selain;internetselain;verkkoselain;netti;surffaa" for locale string list key "Keywords[fi]" in group "Desktop Entry" does not have a semicolon (';') as trailing character
[Many similar errors, one for each Firefox locale.]
/usr/share/applications/firefox.desktop: warning: key "OnlyShowIn" in group "Desktop Action NewPrivateWindow" is deprecated
/usr/share/applications/flightgear.desktop: error: value "1.4" for key "Version" in group "Desktop Entry" is not a known version
/usr/share/applications/flightgear.desktop: error: value "Game;Simulation" for string list key "Categories" in group "Desktop Entry" does not have a semicolon (';') as trailing character
/usr/share/applications/fluid.desktop: error: value "application/x-fluid" for string list key "MimeType" in group "Desktop Entry" does not have a semicolon (';') as trailing character
/usr/share/applications/freecad.desktop: error: value "Graphics;Science;Engineering" for string list key "Categories" in group "Desktop Entry" does not have a semicolon (';') as trailing character
/usr/share/applications/freecad.desktop: error: value "application/x-extension-fcstd" for string list key "MimeType" in group "Desktop Entry" does not have a semicolon (';') as trailing character
/usr/share/applications/gnome-background-panel.desktop: error: value "GNOME;GTK;Settings;DesktopSettings;X-GNOME-Settings-Panel;X-GNOME-PersonalSettings" for string list key "Categories" in group "Desktop Entry" does not have a semicolon (';') as trailing character
/usr/share/applications/gnome-color-panel.desktop: error: value "GNOME;GTK;Settings;X-GNOME-Settings-Panel;HardwareSettings" for string list key "Categories" in group "Desktop Entry" does not have a semicolon (';') as trailing character
/usr/share/applications/gnome-power-panel.desktop: error: value "GNOME;GTK;Settings;DesktopSettings;X-GNOME-Settings-Panel;HardwareSettings" for string list key "Categories" in group "Desktop Entry" does not have a semicolon (';') as trailing character
/usr/share/applications/gnome-region-panel.desktop: error: value "GNOME;GTK;Settings;DesktopSettings;X-GNOME-Settings-Panel;X-GNOME-PersonalSettings" for string list key "Categories" in group "Desktop Entry" does not have a semicolon (';') as trailing character
/usr/share/applications/gnome-screen-panel.desktop: error: value "GNOME;GTK;Settings;DesktopSettings;X-GNOME-Settings-Panel;X-GNOME-PersonalSettings" for string list key "Categories" in group "Desktop Entry" does not have a semicolon (';') as trailing character
/usr/share/applications/gnome-screenshot.desktop: error: value "Screen;Window;Area" for string list key "Actions" in group "Desktop Entry" does not have a semicolon (';') as trailing character
/usr/share/applications/gnome-screenshot.desktop: error: action group "Desktop Action Window" exists, but there is no matching action "Window"
/usr/share/applications/gnome-screenshot.desktop: error: action group "Desktop Action Screen" exists, but there is no matching action "Screen"
/usr/share/applications/gnome-screenshot.desktop: error: action group "Desktop Action Area" exists, but there is no matching action "Area"
/usr/share/applications/gnome-terminal.desktop: warning: key "OnlyShowIn" in group "Desktop Action New" is deprecated
/usr/share/applications/gnome-terminal.desktop: error: value "Unity" for string list key "OnlyShowIn" in group "Desktop Action New" does not have a semicolon (';') as trailing character
/usr/share/applications/gnome-terminal.desktop: error: action group "Desktop Action New" exists, but there is no matching action "New"
/usr/share/applications/gnome-user-accounts-panel.desktop: error: value "System;Settings;X-GNOME-Settings-Panel;X-GNOME-SystemSettings" for string list key "Categories" in group "Desktop Entry" does not have a semicolon (';') as trailing character
/usr/share/applications/im-config.desktop: error: value "keyboard;input" for locale string list key "Keywords" in group "Desktop Entry" does not have a semicolon (';') as trailing character
/usr/share/applications/im-config.desktop: error: value "Settings" for string list key "Categories" in group "Desktop Entry" does not have a semicolon (';') as trailing character
/usr/share/applications/inkscape.desktop: error: file contains group "Drawing Shortcut Group", but groups extending the format should start with "X-"
/usr/share/applications/kicad.desktop: error: value "Development;Electronics" for string list key "Categories" in group "Desktop Entry" does not have a semicolon (';') as trailing character
/usr/share/applications/language-selector.desktop: error: value "GNOME;GTK;Settings;DesktopSettings;X-GNOME-Settings-Panel;X-Unity-Settings-Panel;X-GNOME-PersonalSettings" for string list key "Categories" in group "Desktop Entry" does not have a semicolon (';') as trailing character
/usr/share/applications/remmina.desktop: error: file contains multiple keys named "Actions" in group "Desktop Entry"
/usr/share/applications/software-properties-drivers.desktop: error: file contains key "NotShownIn" in group "Desktop Entry", but keys extending the format should start with "X-"
/usr/share/applications/software-properties-drivers.desktop: error: value "X-XFCE;GTK;Settings;HardwareSettings" for string list key "Categories" in group "Desktop Entry" does not have a semicolon (';') as trailing character
/usr/share/applications/thunderbird.desktop: error: value "Email;E-mail;Newsgroup;Feed;RSS" for locale string list key "Keywords" in group "Desktop Entry" does not have a semicolon (';') as trailing character
/usr/share/applications/thunderbird.desktop: error: value "Corr?u;Corr?u-e;Noticies;Discusiones;Mensaxes;Canales;RSS" for locale string list key "Keywords[ast]" in group "Desktop Entry" does not have a semicolon (';') as trailing character
/usr/share/applications/thunderbird.desktop: error: value "Correu;Email;E-mail;Mailing;Llistes;Not?cies;RSS" for locale string list key "Keywords[ca]" in group "Desktop Entry" does not have a semicolon (';') as trailing character
/usr/share/applications/thunderbird.desktop: error: value "Email;E-mail;Po?ta;Elektronick? po?ta;Diskusn? skupiny;?te?ka;RSS" for locale string list key "Keywords[cs]" in group "Desktop Entry" does not have a semicolon (';') as trailing character
/usr/share/applications/thunderbird.desktop: error: value "Email;E-mail;Epost;E-post;E-brev;Newsgroup;Nyhedsgruppe;Nyhedskilde;Usenet;Feed;RSS" for locale string list key "Keywords[da]" in group "Desktop Entry" does not have a semicolon (';') as trailing character
/usr/share/applications/thunderbird.desktop: error: value "Mail;E-Mail;Newsgroup;Nachrichten;Feed;RSS;Post;News;Usenet;online;lesen;schreiben" for locale string list key "Keywords[de]" in group "Desktop Entry" does not have a semicolon (';') as trailing character
/usr/share/applications/thunderbird.desktop: error: value "Email;E-mail;Newsgroup;Feed;RSS;?????;????????????;???;???;??????????;????????" for locale string list key "Keywords[el]" in group "Desktop Entry" does not have a semicolon (';') as trailing character
/usr/share/applications/thunderbird.desktop: error: value "Email;Correo electr?nico;Noticias;Discusiones;Mensajes;Canales;RSS" for locale string list key "Keywords[es]" in group "Desktop Entry" does not have a semicolon (';') as trailing character
/usr/share/applications/thunderbird.desktop: error: value "Mail;E-Mail;Email;Newsgroup;Feed;RSS;posti;s?hk?posti;maili;meili;Usenet;uutisryhm?t;sy?te" for locale string list key "Keywords[fi]" in group "Desktop Entry" does not have a semicolon (';') as trailing character
/usr/share/applications/thunderbird.desktop: error: value "Mails;Mels;E-Mails;Emails;Courriels;Courriers;Newsgroup;Feed;RSS;Poster;Thunderbird;Lire;?crire" for locale string list key "Keywords[fr]" in group "Desktop Entry" does not have a semicolon (';') as trailing character
/usr/share/applications/thunderbird.desktop: error: value "email;e-mail;e-po?ta;po?ta;RSS" for locale string list key "Keywords[hr]" in group "Desktop Entry" does not have a semicolon (';') as trailing character
/usr/share/applications/thunderbird.desktop: error: value "Email;E-mail;Lev?l;Levelez?s;H?rcsoport;Feed;H?rforr?s;RSS" for locale string list key "Keywords[hu]" in group "Desktop Entry" does not have a semicolon (';') as trailing character
/usr/share/applications/thunderbird.desktop: error: value "Email;Mail;Posta;Newsgroup;Feed;RSS" for locale string list key "Keywords[it]" in group "Desktop Entry" does not have a semicolon (';') as trailing character
/usr/share/applications/thunderbird.desktop: error: value "t?lvup?stur;rafp?stur;fr?ttir;fr?ttah?par;samt?l;skilabo?;fr?ttastraumar;RSS" for locale string list key "Keywords[is]" in group "Desktop Entry" does not have a semicolon (';') as trailing character
/usr/share/applications/thunderbird.desktop: error: value "E???;?????;mail;e-mail;email;???;?????;????????;???????;RSS;????????;??;??;Mozilla" for locale string list key "Keywords[ja]" in group "Desktop Entry" does not have a semicolon (';') as trailing character
/usr/share/applications/thunderbird.desktop: error: value "Email;E-mail;Newsgroup;Feed;RSS;Nieuwsgroep;Post" for locale string list key "Keywords[nl]" in group "Desktop Entry" does not have a semicolon (';') as trailing character
/usr/share/applications/thunderbird.desktop: error: value "Email;E-mail;Newsgroup;Feed;RSS;?????;??????;???????;????" for locale string list key "Keywords[ru]" in group "Desktop Entry" does not have a semicolon (';') as trailing character
/usr/share/applications/thunderbird.desktop: error: value "Email;E-mail;Elektronick? po?ta;Diskusn? skupiny;??ta?ka kan?lov;RSS" for locale string list key "Keywords[sk]" in group "Desktop Entry" does not have a semicolon (';') as trailing character
/usr/share/applications/thunderbird.desktop: error: value "Email;E-mail;Newsgroup;Feed;RSS;?????;??????;??????;???????" for locale string list key "Keywords[uk]" in group "Desktop Entry" does not have a semicolon (';') as trailing character
/usr/share/applications/thunderbird.desktop: error: value "Mail;E-Mail;Email;Newsgroup;Feed;RSS;Th? ?i?n t?;G?i th?" for locale string list key "Keywords[vi]" in group "Desktop Entry" does not have a semicolon (';') as trailing character
/usr/share/applications/thunderbird.desktop: error: value "Compose;Contacts" for string list key "Actions" in group "Desktop Entry" does not have a semicolon (';') as trailing character
/usr/share/applications/thunderbird.desktop: error: value "Messaging Menu;Unity;" for key "OnlyShowIn" in group "Desktop Action Compose" contains an unregistered value "Messaging Menu"; values extending the format should start with "X-"
/usr/share/applications/thunderbird.desktop: error: value "Messaging Menu;Unity;" for key "OnlyShowIn" in group "Desktop Action Contacts" contains an unregistered value "Messaging Menu"; values extending the format should start with "X-"
/usr/share/applications/thunderbird.desktop: error: action group "Desktop Action Contacts" exists, but there is no matching action "Contacts"
/usr/share/applications/thunderbird.desktop: error: action group "Desktop Action Compose" exists, but there is no matching action "Compose"
/usr/share/applications/unity-appearance-panel.desktop: error: value "GNOME;GTK;Settings;DesktopSettings;X-Unity-Settings-Panel;X-GNOME-PersonalSettings" for string list key "Categories" in group "Desktop Entry" does not have a semicolon (';') as trailing character
/usr/share/applications/unity-color-panel.desktop: error: value "GNOME;GTK;Settings;X-Unity-Settings-Panel;HardwareSettings" for string list key "Categories" in group "Desktop Entry" does not have a semicolon (';') as trailing character
/usr/share/applications/unity-power-panel.desktop: error: value "GNOME;GTK;Settings;DesktopSettings;X-Unity-Settings-Panel;HardwareSettings" for string list key "Categories" in group "Desktop Entry" does not have a semicolon (';') as trailing character
/usr/share/applications/unity-region-panel.desktop: error: value "GNOME;GTK;Settings;DesktopSettings;X-Unity-Settings-Panel;X-GNOME-PersonalSettings" for string list key "Categories" in group "Desktop Entry" does not have a semicolon (';') as trailing character
/usr/share/applications/unity-screen-panel.desktop: error: value "GNOME;GTK;Settings;DesktopSettings;X-Unity-Settings-Panel;X-GNOME-PersonalSettings" for string list key "Categories" in group "Desktop Entry" does not have a semicolon (';') as trailing character
/usr/share/applications/unity-user-accounts-panel.desktop: error: value "System;Settings;X-Unity-Settings-Panel;X-GNOME-SystemSettings" for string list key "Categories" in group "Desktop Entry" does not have a semicolon (';') as trailing character
/usr/share/applications/unitywebappsqmllauncher.desktop: error: value "/usr/bin/unity-webapps-qml-launcher $@" for key "Exec" in group "Desktop Entry" contains a reserved character '$' outside of a quote
/usr/share/applications/update-manager.desktop: hint: value "System;Settings;" for key "Categories" in group "Desktop Entry" contains more than one main category; application might appear more than once in the application menu
/usr/share/applications/webbrowser-app.desktop: error: value "Internet;WWW;Browser;Web;Explorer" for locale string list key "Keywords" in group "Desktop Entry" does not have a semicolon (';') as trailing character
Esses erros são todos de arquivos que vieram com a distribuição do Ubuntu. Isso está sendo verificado durante a construção da distribuição? Existe um relatório de bug para isso?