Duplicate entries for KOrganizer in Sofware Center

[Jorge Antonio Dias Romero]

I searched for a organizer in software center, and the entries for the software KOrganizer are duplicated.

I attached a screenshot that shows that, after click in Install, the progress bar appears for both entries.

Although it's not a major issue, took a while to realize that the entries are duplicated. The duplicated progress bar may be misleading for non-techical users, who can think that are two installations going on.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: software-center 5.0.4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-16.28-generic 3.0.17
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-16-generic i686
NonfreeKernelModules: wl
ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4
Architecture: i386
Date: Tue Mar 6 11:48:46 2012
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release i386 (20111012)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: software-center
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[Kiwinote (kiwinote)]

looks like app-install-data is giving us both desktop/korganizer:kde4__korganizer.desktop and desktop/korganizer:kde4__korganizer-import.desktop

[Jorge Antonio Dias Romero (jorgepoa10-deactivatedaccount)]

Following the Kiwinote tip, I realize that Kleopatra also have a duplicate.

I compared korganizer:kde4__korganizer.desktop and korganizer:kde4__korganizer-import.desktop files and saw that the files are almost the same, the only relevant difference is in the "Exec" line

The Exec line for korganizer:kde4__korganizer.desktop is "Exec=korganizer %U"
But the Exec line for korganizer:kde4__korganizer-import.desktop is "Exec=korganizer --import %U"

The file korganizer:kde4__korganizer-import.desktop is marked with "NoDisplay=true", so, it's not intented to appear to end-user.

The same thing happens with kleopatra:kde4__kleopatra.desktop and kleopatra:kde4__kleopatra_import.desktop.

I tried mark the import files with "Hidden=true", but did'nt work (they still appeared on software center.)

The .desktop file specifications (availabe in http://standards.freedesktop.org/desktop-entry-spec/latest/ar01s05.html) says that mark the file as Hidden "[i]t's strictly equivalent to the .desktop file not existing at all, as far as that user is concerned".

Considering all this, i think it's completely safe just remove korganizer:kde4__korganizer-import.desktop and kleopatra:kde4__kleopatra_import.desktop from app-install-data-ubuntu.

I tested this solution with no issues, and the bug was fixed for me with the attached patch.

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[Michael Vogt (mvo)]

Thanks, I commited that to the lp:~mvo/archive-index/app-install-mvo and it will be part of the next upload of the app-install-data.