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Unity Dash don't update local desktop files

Bug #1188706 reported by linux-man
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Unity
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unity (Ubuntu)
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Bug Description

Unity Dash only show new applications after reboot when the desktop file is manually created in .local/share/applications.

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Kamil Prusko (kamilprusko) wrote :

You could try update database manually and see if it helps:
$ update-desktop-database ~/.local/share/applications

Just an idea. I don't have Unity to test it.

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linux-man (caldas-lopes) wrote :

Thanks for the tip. It doesn't work. In fact, search in dash stopped working.

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Andrea Azzarone (azzar1) wrote :

Can you still reproduce this problem?

Changed in unity:
importance: Undecided → Low
Changed in unity (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Low
Changed in unity:
status: New → Incomplete
Changed in unity (Ubuntu):
status: New → Incomplete
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

[Expired for unity (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]

Changed in unity (Ubuntu):
status: Incomplete → Expired
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

[Expired for Unity because there has been no activity for 60 days.]

Changed in unity:
status: Incomplete → Expired
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