On 1): The metainfo/appdata file is only enough if it is complete, so, contains an icon reference and name/summary/etc. tags. If it doesn't, then you'll need the .desktop file as well and a launchable entry.
On 2): All of these locations are wrong ^^ Metainfo files *must* be installed into /usr/share/metainfo in order to be valid. Refer to the AppStream specification (specifically https://www.freedesktop.org/software/appstream/docs/chap-Metadata.html#spec-component-location) for details. There's also an online tool to help people making metainfo files at https://www.freedesktop.org/software/appstream/metainfocreator/#/ now As for that existing "appdata" file, make sure it's actually an AppStream metainfo file before installing it somewhere else - maybe it just coincidentally has the same name as a metainfo file, but actually is something different. Also, google.chrome and network-manager need their metainfo locations fixed ;-) It's likely that support for the legacy location will go away soonish (almost nothing installs files there nowadays). -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-software in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1825766 Title: search results don't match apt search Status in gnome-software package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: searching for "guake" does not show the "guake" package, but if I search it via apt, I do see it available. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 19.04 Package: gnome-software 3.30.6-2ubuntu3 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.0.0-13.14-generic 5.0.6 Uname: Linux 5.0.0-13-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia ApportVersion: 2.20.10-0ubuntu27 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Sun Apr 21 17:39:19 2019 InstallationDate: Installed on 2019-04-21 (0 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 19.04 "Disco Dingo" - Release amd64 (20190416) InstalledPlugins: gnome-software-plugin-flatpak N/A gnome-software-plugin-snap 3.30.6-2ubuntu3 SourcePackage: gnome-software UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-software/+bug/1825766/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
