Ubuntu
gnome-pkg-tools package

Use non-compatibility .desktop files by default

Bug #1623748 reported by Jeremy Bícha
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gnome-pkg-tools (Ubuntu)
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Bug Description

/usr/bin/pkg-gnome-compat-desktop-file in gnome-pkg-tools creates compatibilty .desktop's for some GNOME apps that have switched their .desktop name.

An example is /usr/share/applications/file-roller.desktop that was renamed upstream as org.gnome.FileRoller.desktop (apparently the new style makes Flatpak integration easier?).

In Xenial, the compatibility script sets NoDisplay=true in the new .desktop.

I think we'd want to convert users over to the new .desktop's instead of keeping them on the old ones so that eventually the old ones can be dropped. I think we'd need to have an upgrade script update at least 'com.canonical.Unity.Launcher favorites' and 'org.gnome.shell favorite-apps'.

Revision history for this message
Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Changed in gnome-pkg-tools (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
Amirali Sharifi ASL (dragon-sh)
Changed in gnome-pkg-tools (Ubuntu):
status: Confirmed → Fix Released
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