Fixing Xtreme Download Manager Desktop Icon Issue on Ubuntu 🛠️

If you’ve installed Xtreme Download Manager (XDM) on Ubuntu, you may have noticed a frustrating issue:

• Clicking the desktop icon does nothing.
• Running xdman in the terminal fails unless you use sudo.

Here’s a simple, step‑by‑step solution to make XDM launch smoothly from both the desktop icon and the terminal without requiring administrative privileges.

🔹 Step 1: Create a Custom Script

First, create a wrapper script that ensures XDM starts correctly.

Save this as /opt/xdman/My-Edited/xdm.sh:

#!/bin/bash

xdman

sleep 1

pid=$(pgrep -f "xdm-app")

if [ "$pid" != "" ]; then
    kill -9 "$pid"
    xdman
fi

Make it executable:

sudo chmod a+x /opt/xdman/My-Edited/xdm.sh

🔹 Step 2: Update the Desktop Entry

The .desktop file is usually located in /usr/share/applications.

Original xdm-app.desktop

[Desktop Entry]
Version=1.0
Encoding=UTF-8
Exec=env GTK_USE_PORTAL=1 GDK_BACKEND=x11 /opt/xdman/xdm-app %U
Type=Application
Terminal=false
Name=Xtreme Download Manager
Comment=Xtreme Download Manager
Categories=Network;
Icon=/opt/xdman/xdm-logo.svg
MimeType=application/xdm-app;x-scheme-handler/xdm-app;
StartupNotify=true

Updated xdm-app.desktop

Change the Exec property to point to your custom script:

[Desktop Entry]
Version=1.0
Encoding=UTF-8
Exec=env GTK_USE_PORTAL=1 GDK_BACKEND=x11 /opt/xdman/My-Edited/xdm.sh %U
Type=Application
Terminal=false
Name=Xtreme Download Manager
Comment=Xtreme Download Manager
Categories=Network;
Icon=/opt/xdman/xdm-logo.svg
MimeType=application/xdm-app;x-scheme-handler/xdm-app;
StartupNotify=true

✅ Result
Now the desktop icon correctly launches XDM using your script.

🔹 Step 3: Fix Terminal Launch Without sudo

To solve the issue when typing xdman in the terminal without sudo, edit the local desktop entry inside /opt/xdman/xdm-app.

You’ll see something like this:

[Desktop Entry]
Version=1.0
Encoding=UTF-8
Exec=env GTK_USE_PORTAL=1 /opt/xdman/xdm-app %U
Type=Application
Terminal=false
Name=Xtreme Download Manager
Comment=Xtreme Download Manager
Categories=Network;
Icon=/opt/xdman/xdm-logo.svg
MimeType=application/xdm-app;x-scheme-handler/xdm-app;
StartupNotify=true

Update the Exec line:

Exec=env GTK_USE_PORTAL=1 GDK_BACKEND=x11 /opt/xdman/My-Edited/xdm.sh %U

✅ Result
Now XDM launches properly both from the desktop icon and directly from the terminal without requiring sudo.

🎉 Final Outcome

With these three steps:

1. Custom script
2. Updated .desktop file
3. Fixed terminal entry

You’ve eliminated the need for sudo and ensured XDM runs seamlessly on Ubuntu. Enjoy faster downloads without the hassle!