[Bug 1887220] [NEW] Clicking on preinstalled /usr/share/applications/vim.desktop ends with "There was an error launching the application." and Vim is not launched

[Norbert]

Public bug reported:

Steps to reproduce:
1. Have Ubuntu MATE installed
2. Open Caja, navigate to 

   /usr/share/applications/

3. Click on Vim

Expected result:
* Vim is launched

Actual result:
* Vim is not launched, the error window is shown with text "There was an error launching the application."

Notes:

the /usr/share/applications/vim.desktop refers to `vim` executable which is not installed.
The /usr/share/applications/vim.desktop came from 

```
$ dpkg -S /usr/share/applications/vim.desktop 
vim-common: /usr/share/applications/vim.desktop

$ aptitude why vim-common 
i   vim-tiny Depends vim-common (= 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.2)

$ aptitude why vim-tiny 
i   ubuntu-minimal Depends vim-tiny
```

So it is a dependency issue. Having vim.desktop without installed `vim` executable is useless.
All Ubuntu versions are affected.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: ubuntu-minimal 1.361.2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-46.49~16.04.1-generic 4.15.18
Uname: Linux 4.15.0-46-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.18
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: MATE
Date: Sat Jul 11 11:05:44 2020
InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-08-07 (703 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-MATE 16.04.3 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20170801)
SourcePackage: ubuntu-meta
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Affects: ubuntu-mate-meta (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

** Affects: ubuntu-meta (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug bionic eoan focal groovy xenial

** Also affects: ubuntu-mate-meta (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

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Title:
  Clicking on preinstalled  /usr/share/applications/vim.desktop ends
  with "There was an error launching the application." and Vim is not
  launched

Status in ubuntu-mate-meta package in Ubuntu:
  New
Status in ubuntu-meta package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Steps to reproduce:
  1. Have Ubuntu MATE installed
  2. Open Caja, navigate to 

     /usr/share/applications/

  3. Click on Vim

  Expected result:
  * Vim is launched

  Actual result:
  * Vim is not launched, the error window is shown with text "There was an error launching the application."

  Notes:

  the /usr/share/applications/vim.desktop refers to `vim` executable which is not installed.
  The /usr/share/applications/vim.desktop came from 

  ```
  $ dpkg -S /usr/share/applications/vim.desktop 
  vim-common: /usr/share/applications/vim.desktop

  $ aptitude why vim-common 
  i   vim-tiny Depends vim-common (= 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.2)

  $ aptitude why vim-tiny 
  i   ubuntu-minimal Depends vim-tiny
  ```

  So it is a dependency issue. Having vim.desktop without installed `vim` executable is useless.
  All Ubuntu versions are affected.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
  Package: ubuntu-minimal 1.361.2
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-46.49~16.04.1-generic 4.15.18
  Uname: Linux 4.15.0-46-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.18
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: MATE
  Date: Sat Jul 11 11:05:44 2020
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-08-07 (703 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-MATE 16.04.3 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20170801)
  SourcePackage: ubuntu-meta
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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