launch terminal applications, the aircrack tools, from the menu with desktop files

Off Grid

8/12/24, 3:38 AM

I am attempting to launch a terminal program from the menu. For example; "airmon-ng", I cannot launch from a desktop entry or find the correct syntax for the Exec. Below is an example of the desktop file.

[Desktop Entry]
    Version=1.0
    Type=Application
    Name=airmon-ng
    Exec=gnome-terminal -e '/usr/sbin/airmon-ng'
    Terminal=true
    Comment=Airmon-ng is used to manage wireless card modes and to kill unnecessary processes while using aircrack-ng. To sniff a wireless connection, you need to change your wireless card from managed mode to monitor mode and airmon-ng is used for that purpose.
    Keywords=shell;prompt;command;commandline;cmd;intrusion detection system;IDS;wireless;network;security;detector; monitor;sniffer;

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waltinator

8/12/24, 4:27 AM

Instead of:

Exec=gnome-terminal -e '/usr/sbin/airmon-ng'

Use:

Exec=/usr/sbin/airmon-ng

and let your Terminal=true handle providing a terminal.

airmon-ng is the wrong program for this, read man airmon-ng aircrack-ng. airmon-ng simply reports the WiFi interfaces and exits, then the terminal closes. You seem to have been expecting a long running program.

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Off Grid

8/12/24, 3:37 PM

I get the same results with `Exec=/usr/sbin/airmon-ng` and `Terminal=true` the terminal window opens, I see some text for a second, then the window closes.It's an instant flash, `ps aux | grep airmon-ng` is not running.

waltinator

8/12/24, 6:15 PM

`airmon-ng` is the wrong program for this, read `man airmon-ng aircrack-ng`.`airmon-ng` simply reports the WiFi interfaces and exits, then the terminal closes. You seem to have been expecting a long running program.

Off Grid

8/15/24, 11:01 PM

No, I just expect it to open with the default output.

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