Public bug reported: In order for Chromium Browser to integrate properly with software centers (e.g. GNOME Software), an additional XML file with metadata needs to be installed under /usr/share/metainfo, in the form of an "AppData file", containing the relevant bits according to the AppStream specification:
https://www.freedesktop.org/software/appstream/docs Fortunately, upstream has included that file in the chromium repository for a while (since [1]) and, as far as I can see, Fedora is already installing that file in its place, see https://src.fedoraproject.org/rpms/chromium/blob/9cdea2b9/f/chromium.spec#_1462 I have quickly looked into the .install and rules files in of the chromium-browser package for Ubuntu [2][3] and I could not find any trace of this happening, so I guess all that would remain here would be to adapt the debian packaging files to make sure that it gets installed too for Ubuntu, similar to what Fedora and other distros do already. [1] https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/src.git/+/d6807b9a7da70dae9191b93d4ec6157187515078%5E%21 [2] https://bazaar.launchpad.net/~chromium-team/chromium-browser/chromium-browser.head/view/head:/debian/chromium-browser.install [3] https://bazaar.launchpad.net/~chromium-team/chromium-browser/chromium-browser.head/view/head:/debian/rules https://www.freedesktop.org/software/appstream/docs/chap-Quickstart.html#sect-Quickstart-DesktopApps ** Affects: chromium-browser (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to chromium-browser in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1776912 Title: chromium-browser package does NOT install an AppData file Status in chromium-browser package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: In order for Chromium Browser to integrate properly with software centers (e.g. GNOME Software), an additional XML file with metadata needs to be installed under /usr/share/metainfo, in the form of an "AppData file", containing the relevant bits according to the AppStream specification: https://www.freedesktop.org/software/appstream/docs Fortunately, upstream has included that file in the chromium repository for a while (since [1]) and, as far as I can see, Fedora is already installing that file in its place, see https://src.fedoraproject.org/rpms/chromium/blob/9cdea2b9/f/chromium.spec#_1462 I have quickly looked into the .install and rules files in of the chromium-browser package for Ubuntu [2][3] and I could not find any trace of this happening, so I guess all that would remain here would be to adapt the debian packaging files to make sure that it gets installed too for Ubuntu, similar to what Fedora and other distros do already. [1] https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/src.git/+/d6807b9a7da70dae9191b93d4ec6157187515078%5E%21 [2] https://bazaar.launchpad.net/~chromium-team/chromium-browser/chromium-browser.head/view/head:/debian/chromium-browser.install [3] https://bazaar.launchpad.net/~chromium-team/chromium-browser/chromium-browser.head/view/head:/debian/rules https://www.freedesktop.org/software/appstream/docs/chap-Quickstart.html#sect-Quickstart-DesktopApps To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/chromium-browser/+bug/1776912/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
