Needs desktop file

[Trey Brown]

Expected outcome:

I have been using gnome-do to launch the X11 version of mtr (the traceroute program) and after some time I expect it to move up in the list.

Actual Outcome:

When I use it to launch mtr it will not recognize it as a program and instead takes it as a text command to run listed at the very bottom.

I realize mtr is normally a ncurses program and is a terminal app, but there is an X11 version that (for me) runs whenever I launch it from alt-f2, gnome-do, or the terminal.

I can type .mtr to enter it in text-mode, but as a gui app shouldn't it be indexed?

the mtr gui is provided in ubuntu by mtr and not mtr-tiny

[Jason Smith (jassmith)]

this is because mtr does not have a .desktop file. The problem is with the mtr package.

[Chris Halse Rogers (raof)]

 affects ubuntu/mtr
 status confirmed
 importance wishlist
 summary Needs desktop file

The mtr package appears to have a Debian menu file and has a X11
frontend, both of which suggest it could do with a desktop file so it
actually appears in the menus.

[Chris Halse Rogers (raof)]

 affects ubuntu/mtr
 status confirmed
 importance wishlist
 summary "Needs desktop file"

The mtr package appears to have a Debian menu file and has a X11
frontend, both of which suggest it could do with a desktop file so it
actually appears in the menus.

[Trey Brown (trey.brown)]

I have sent an email to the mtr mailing list since they do not have a bug tracking system and referenced this bug.