ok first of all , check if you have entered kasvopus only , because .desktop will not work . and second check if osso is there with kasvopus or not . and if osso is not there then dbus-send --type=method_call --dest=com.nokia.HildonDesktop.AppMgr /com/nokia/HildonDesktop/AppMgr com.nokia.HildonDesktop.AppMgr.LaunchApplication string:"kasvopus" should work .