From ed23f6d5fdd6d3a660533e826622c2f5fbb9a616 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: RubenKelevra <cyrond@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2026 15:46:07 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] autostart: include app path when launched via electron

---
 src/auto-launch.js | 21 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/auto-launch.js b/src/auto-launch.js
index 89588efc9..111a95021 100644
--- a/src/auto-launch.js
+++ b/src/auto-launch.js
@@ -21,6 +21,25 @@ function getDesktopFile () {
   return path.join(untildify('~/.config/autostart/'), 'ipfs-desktop.desktop')
 }
 
+function quoteDesktopEntryArg (value) {
+  return `"${value.replace(/\\/g, '\\\\').replace(/"/g, '\\"')}"`
+}
+
+function getLinuxAutostartExec () {
+  const command = [process.execPath]
+
+  // Some distro packages launch as `electron <app.asar>`.
+  if (path.basename(process.execPath).startsWith('electron')) {
+    const appPath = app.getAppPath()
+
+    if (appPath && appPath !== process.execPath) {
+      command.push(appPath)
+    }
+  }
+
+  return command.map(quoteDesktopEntryArg).join(' ')
+}
+
 async function enable () {
   if (app.setLoginItemSettings && (IS_MAC || IS_WIN)) {
     app.setLoginItemSettings({ openAtLogin: true })
@@ -32,7 +51,7 @@ Type=Application
 Version=1.0
 Name=IPFS Desktop
 Comment=IPFS Desktop Startup Script
-Exec="${process.execPath}"
+Exec=${getLinuxAutostartExec()}
 Icon=ipfs-desktop
 StartupNotify=false
 Terminal=false`