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Prefix or Suffix Needed for WinApps Application Names to Prevent System Conflicts
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Description
WinApps should utilise a prefix or suffix to indicate configured programs are Windows applications.
Installing Git Bash on Windows and configuring shortcuts to the application via WinApps creates a new bash that overrides the system's own bash. This caused issues logging into my system, and I was only able to recover by temporarily changing my init process to /bin/bash via GRUB to delete the incorrect bash created by the WinApps installer in ~/.local/bin/.
This problem can be easily prevented by appending "wa_" or "_winapps" to the beginning or end of application names within installer.sh.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Read installer.sh and inspect how configured application names are written into ~/.local/bin/. Confirm the change is complete when WinApps-created names visibly distinguish Windows applications and no longer overwrite names such as bash.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- linux, shell
- Domain
- desktop, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 52/100