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by digital_dna 1 view

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Help,

I just upgraded nmapfe on my linux box and I keep getting the following error when I try to run it:

Service 'gnome\Utilities\nmapfe.desktop' is malformatted.

I have no idea what this means. Can anyone shead some light on this please? How can I fix or go back to the version that came with Red Hat 7.2?

Also; anyone know of a good location for instructions on installing linux software?

Thanks
EBCDIC

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by jaolson40

Sounds like the GNOME launcher for the NMAP frontend is corrupt. Change directory to /usr/share/gnome/apps/Utilities, delete the existing nmapfe.desktop, and create a new file named nmpafe.desktop with the following text (case is important):

[Desktop Entry]
Name=NMAP Frontend
Comment=Gtk+ frontend to nmap
exec=nmapfe
Terminal=0
Type=Application

Save the file, and the icon should work after that.

by digital_dna

jaolson40;

Thanks, I actually figured out what was wrong. Your answer was right on the button.. I had been meaning to come close this question but your answer beat me to it.

Thanks again.
EBCDIC

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