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    Can't open RDP file in 12.04 - No "open with custom" button anymore

    My company has a folder of RDP files on our FTP server that we use to connect to different servers. Using 10.10, I could open the files and tell it to open with "tsclient" or whatever remote desktop client I wanted. In 12.04, the "open with cutsom" option has been removed. I've installed grdesktop and remmina, but the don't show up in list of other applications, so I can't open them.

    Bugs are reported here and here about the "open with custom" problem, but it doesn't look like they are going to add that feature back for some reason...

    Meanwhile, I'm stuck not being able to open RDP files. Has anyone found a way to do this?

    Thanks

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    Re: Can't open RDP file in 12.04 - No "open with custom" button anymore

    Solution found. See alternative thread.
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    Re: Can't open RDP file in 12.04 - No "open with custom" button anymore

    i've seen claims that some apps refuse to show in the other apps dialog if their .desktop file lacks %u in their Exec= line.
    I've added %u to the end of the "Exec=" line in the .desktop files for remmina and grdesktop. It does add the applications to the list of "Other Applications", but when I choose one of them I get the following error message:

    Code:
    Could not find application
    Could not find 'grdesktop%u'

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    Re: Can't open RDP file in 12.04 - No "open with custom" button anymore

    Quote Originally Posted by ingramproductions View Post
    Code:
    Could not find application
    Could not find 'grdesktop%u'
    There must be a space before the %u, as:
    Code:
    grdesktop %u
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    Re: Can't open RDP file in 12.04 - No "open with custom" button anymore

    Quote Originally Posted by Paddy Landau View Post
    There must be a space before the %u, as:
    Code:
    grdesktop %u
    Ahh...

    Ok, works now. Thanks

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