diff -u guidedog-1.0.0/debian/changelog guidedog-1.0.0/debian/changelog
--- guidedog-1.0.0/debian/changelog
+++ guidedog-1.0.0/debian/changelog
@@ -1,13 +1,21 @@
+guidedog (1.0.0-4ubuntu2) intrepid; urgency=low
+  * Linking desktopfile to where gnome can see it (LP: #217232)
+    +  debian/dirs  :  Add usr/share/applications
+    +  debian/rules :  Usage of dh_link 
+    +  debian/links : Creation of file and link usr/share/applications/guidedog.desktop
+       to /usr/share/applnk/System/guidedog.desktop 
+
+ -- Jad Madi <Jad@Ubuntu.com>  Thu, 17 Jul 2008 15:06:15 +0300
+
 guidedog (1.0.0-4ubuntu1) intrepid; urgency=low
 
+  [ Iain Lane ]
   * Merge with Debian (LP: #240775), remaining changes:
     + debian/rules: Replace dh_iconcache with dh_icons.
     + debian/control: Build-depend on debhelper >= 5.0.51 (for dh_icons).
   * Modify Maintainer value to match the DebianMaintainerField
     specification.
 
- -- Iain Lane <iain@orangesquash.org.uk>  Tue, 17 Jun 2008 21:26:34 +0100
-
 guidedog (1.0.0-4) unstable; urgency=low
 
   * Remove Build-Depends on obsolete libqt3-compat-headers
diff -u guidedog-1.0.0/debian/dirs guidedog-1.0.0/debian/dirs
--- guidedog-1.0.0/debian/dirs
+++ guidedog-1.0.0/debian/dirs
@@ -5,0 +6 @@
+usr/share/applications
diff -u guidedog-1.0.0/debian/rules guidedog-1.0.0/debian/rules
--- guidedog-1.0.0/debian/rules
+++ guidedog-1.0.0/debian/rules
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@
 	dh_testroot
 	dh_clean -k
 	dh_installdirs
+	dh_link
 
 	# install the package into debian/guidedog.
 	$(MAKE) install prefix=$(CURDIR)/debian/guidedog/usr \
@@ -72,7 +73,6 @@
 	  $(CURDIR)/debian/guidedog/etc/network/if-up.d/51guidedog
 	install debian/guidedog.ifupdown \
 	  $(CURDIR)/debian/guidedog/etc/network/if-down.d/51guidedog
-
 	# remove usr/lib
 	rm -r $(CURDIR)/debian/guidedog/usr/lib
 
only in patch2:
unchanged:
--- guidedog-1.0.0.orig/debian/links
+++ guidedog-1.0.0/debian/links
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+usr/share/applnk/System/guidedog.desktop  usr/share/applications/guidedog.desktop