nautilus shouldn't name itself as Files outside GNOME to reduce confusion

[allan999]

in the packaged desktop file:

-----
[Desktop Entry]
Name=Files
-----

which means Nautilus will show up as "Files" in preferred applications setup and menus. That very same Name is used by nemo aswell (filed as https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nemo/+bug/1938620 ).

Instead that Name should be Nautilus (in all languages), just like other File Manager apps have their own actual names :)

Description: Ubuntu 21.04
Release: 21.04

nautilus:
  Installed: 1:3.38.2-1ubuntu2
  Candidate: 1:3.38.2-1ubuntu2
  Version table:
 *** 1:3.38.2-1ubuntu2 500
        500 http://fi.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hirsute-updates/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     1:3.38.2-1ubuntu1 500
        500 http://fi.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hirsute/main amd64 Packages

is it possible to make this change here or should I go upstream?

[allan999 (allan-laal)]

PR to fix this: https://code.launchpad.net/~allan-laal/ubuntu/+source/nautilus/+git/nautilus/+merge/406499

[Jeremy Bícha (jbicha)]

Sorry, we're not going to make this change.

However, I think we could accept a patch to add OnlyShowIn=GNOME; to the .desktop and add an additional .desktop with NotShowIn=GNOME; with the Name set to Nautilus.

There's a chance upstream would accept that change. And I'd like to see it proposed upstream before we accept it into Ubuntu.

You would need to also update po/POTFILES.in and data/meson.build

Getting the change into Ubuntu afterwards is a few different steps that I can help you with at that point.