[SOLVED] Trouble with launching programs in Backbox.

[antimon]

I installed Backbox as my main OS today becouse Ubuntu got uninstalled when i ran backbox from USB.
Now im trying to decide if i should keep Backbox as my main OS or change back to Ubuntu.

I have a question. When i wanted to get started with XChat and clicked the icon a window popped up that said:

Untrusted application launcher

The desktop file "xchat.desktop" is in an insecure location and not marked as executable. If you do not trust this program, click Cancel.

Exec=sh -c "xchat --existing --url %U || exec xchat"

I can: "launch it anyway", "Mark executable", and "Cancel"

It is like this for every program when i try to start them. I can click "Launch anyway" and run them, but i guess that something is wrong and it figure that it would be best to fix this right away.

What can this be?

Ps. I just wanted to ask if in your opinion Backbox be used for everyday use, like downloading torrents for example?

[weVeg]

I installed Backbox as my main OS today becouse Ubuntu got uninstalled when i ran backbox from USB.
Now im trying to decide if i should keep Backbox as my main OS or change back to Ubuntu.

I have a question. When i wanted to get started with XChat and clicked the icon a window popped up that said:

Untrusted application launcher

The desktop file "xchat.desktop" is in an insecure location and not marked as executable. If you do not trust this program, click Cancel.

Exec=sh -c "xchat --existing --url %U || exec xchat"

I can: "launch it anyway", "Mark executable", and "Cancel"

It is like this for every program when i try to start them. I can click "Launch anyway" and run them, but i guess that something is wrong and it figure that it would be best to fix this right away.

What can this be?

Hi!
Try to change the owner with

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sudo chown Yourname xchat.desktop

may be setting +x with chmod could be enough... try the first!

Ps. I just wanted to ask if in your opinion Backbox be used for everyday use, like downloading torrents for example?

Try it! =)
But in my opinion, you should install something like debian and then install the tools you need separately