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Create start stick automatically deselects selected USB stick

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Description

Distribution

22.1

Package version

6.4.8

Graphics hardware in use

NVIDIA T1000

Frequency

Always

Bug description

Create USB stick from ISO file automatically deselects the selected stick.

Steps to reproduce
  1. Right click on an ISO file
  2. Create starup media
  3. Select an USB stick

See the screencast.
https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/5053cab6-fc9d-48f6-b217-9f464bc2e6f0

Expected behavior

USB stick stays selected and the write button is enabled.

Additional information

My System information:
systeminfo.txt

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  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by reproducing the issue through the right-click ISO workflow and inspect the startup-media selection flow. Confirm that selecting a USB stick keeps it selected and enables the write button; verify the behavior with the reported Cinnamon 22.1 and package version 6.4.8 context.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript
Domain
desktop
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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