** Description changed: This issue is easy to reproduce by running live mode in Ubuntu MATE 22.04, or even easier in Trisquel 11 (a distro based on Ubuntu 22.04 with MATE installed) since the firefox snap package is not installed. ################################# Firefox snap Disclaimer: This step is not needed in Trisquel (a distro based on Ubuntu + MATE). About Firefox snap package that comes with Ubuntu * In Ubuntu MATE 22.04: The default Panel's Classic Menu: "Internet -> Firefox Web Browser". * In Ubuntu 22.04: In GNOME, it's visible in the menu. It also added to Favorites. Selected information about the entry /var/lib/snapd/desktop/applications/firefox_firefox.desktop Name=Firefox Web Browser Exec=env BAMF_DESKTOP_FILE_HINT=/var/lib/snapd/desktop/applications/firefox_firefox.desktop /snap/bin/firefox %u Icon=/snap/firefox/2356/default256.png ¤¤¤¤ Remove firefox snap package [Disclaimer: snap is not the issue for this bug, because Trisquel (a GNU/Linux distribution based on Ubuntu) ships without snap, and Firefox is not added to the menu when I installed firefox (see the "Install firefox"). We only remove it below to make it possible to install the firefox ppa package.] Run these steps (from https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2022/04/how-to- install-firefox-deb-apt-ubuntu-22-04): sudo snap remove firefox echo ' Package: * Pin: release o=LP-PPA-mozillateam Pin-Priority: 1001 ' | sudo tee /etc/apt/preferences.d/mozilla-firefox echo 'Unattended-Upgrade::Allowed-Origins:: "LP-PPA- mozillateam:${distro_codename}";' | sudo tee /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/51unattended-upgrades-firefox For Ubuntu MATE: Reboot in order to remove the "Firefox Web Browser" from the Panel. Status: * Ubuntu MATE 22.04: "Firefox Web Browser" is removed from the Brisk Menu (actually the whole "Internet" category is removed from the Brisk Menu since "Firefox Web Browser" was the only item). * Ubuntu 22.04 (GNOME): "Firefox Web Browser" is removed from both the menu and from Favorites. ############################## Install firefox from the official PPA Run: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:mozillateam/ppa sudo apt update sudo apt install firefox Status: * Ubuntu: "Firefox Web Browser" is added to the menu. * Ubuntu MATE in the default Panel's Classic Menu: "Internet -> Firefox Web Browser" is NOT added (see attached screenshot). But if you copy the desktop icon, it will become visible right away in the Brisk Menu: cd /usr/share/applications/ && sudo cp firefox.desktop firefoxworking.desktop * /usr/share/applications/firefox.desktop is added. Selected information about the file: Name=Firefox Web Browser Exec=firefox %u Terminal=false X-MultipleArgs=false Type=Application Icon=firefox Categories=GNOME;GTK;Network;WebBrowser; MimeType=text/html;text/xml;application/xhtml+xml;application/xml;application/rss+xml;application/rdf+xml;image/gif;image/jpeg;image/png;x-scheme-handler/http;x-scheme-handler/https;x-scheme-handler/ftp;x-scheme-handler/chrome;video/webm;application/x-xpinstall; StartupNotify=true Actions=new-window;new-private-window; Examine the file: * desktop-file-validate /usr/share/applications/firefox.desktop # No errors ############################## Install firefox-esr from the official PPA This section has been added to examine why the firefox-esr package, but - not the firefox package is adding an entry to "Menu -> Internet" + not the firefox package, is adding an entry to the Brisk Menu in Ubuntu + MATE. * Run: sudo apt install firefox-esr Status: * Ubuntu 22.04: "Firefox Web Browser"[1] is added to the menu * Ubuntu MATE 22.04: The default Panel's Classic Menu: "Internet -> Firefox Web Browser"[1] is added. Information about the entry: * /usr/share/applications/firefox-esr.desktop is added. Selected information about the file: Name=Firefox Web Browser Exec=firefox-esr %u Terminal=false X-MultipleArgs=false Type=Application Icon=firefox-esr Categories=GNOME;GTK;Network;WebBrowser; MimeType=text/html;text/xml;application/xhtml+xml;application/xml;application/rss+xml;application/rdf+xml;image/gif;image/jpeg;image/png;x-scheme-handler/http;x-scheme-handler/https;x-scheme-handler/ftp;x-scheme-handler/chrome;video/webm;application/x-xpinstall; StartupNotify=true StartupWMClass=firefox-esr-esr102 Actions=new-window;new-private-window; desktop-file-validate /usr/share/applications/firefox-esr.desktop # No errors 1: A minor issue not related to this bug that I filed at https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox-esr/+bug/2028439: The entry is correctly added, but "Name=Firefox Web Browser" in /usr/share/applications/firefox-esr.desktop should be changed to "Name=Firefox ESR Web Browser" (Debian stable firefox-esr package ships with "Name=Firefox ESR" in /usr/share/applications/firefox-esr.desktop). ############################## Install thunderbird from this PPA - This section has been added to examine why "Menu -> Internet -> - Thunderbird Mail" but not "Menu -> Internet -> Firefox Web Browser" + This section has been added to examine why the thunderbird package, but + not the firefox package, is adding an entry to the Brisk Menu in Ubuntu + MATE. * Run: sudo apt install thunderbird Status: * Ubuntu 22.04: "Internet -> Thunderbird Mail" is added to the menu * Ubuntu MATE 22.04: The default Panel's Classic Menu: "Internet -> Thunderbird Mail" is added. Information about the entry: * /usr/share/applications/thunderbird.desktop is added. Selected information about the file: Name=Thunderbird Mail Exec=thunderbird %u Terminal=false X-MultipleArgs=false Type=Application Icon=thunderbird Categories=Application;Network;Email; MimeType=x-scheme-handler/mailto;application/x-xpinstall;x-scheme-handler/webcal;x-scheme-handler/mid;message/rfc822; StartupNotify=true Actions=Compose;Contacts desktop-file-validate /usr/share/applications/thunderbird.desktop # No errors ############################## Temporary solution to add "Firefox Web Browser" to the Brisk Menu in Ubuntu MATE 22.04: * sudo cp firefox.desktop firefoxworking.desktop or * cp /usr/share/applications/firefox.desktop ~/.local/share/applications/
** Summary changed: - firefox: firefox.desktop not visible in MATE's Brisk Menu + firefox: "Firefox Web Browser" visible in GNOME, but not in MATE ** Description changed: - This issue is easy to reproduce by running live mode in Ubuntu MATE - 22.04, or even easier in Trisquel 11 (a distro based on Ubuntu 22.04 - with MATE installed) since the firefox snap package is not installed. + This issue is easy to reproduce by running live mode in: + * Ubuntu MATE 22.04 + * or even easier in Trisquel 11 (a distro based on Ubuntu 22.04 with MATE installed) since the firefox snap package is not installed. ################################# Firefox snap Disclaimer: This step is not needed in Trisquel (a distro based on Ubuntu + MATE). About Firefox snap package that comes with Ubuntu * In Ubuntu MATE 22.04: The default Panel's Classic Menu: "Internet -> Firefox Web Browser". * In Ubuntu 22.04: In GNOME, it's visible in the menu. It also added to Favorites. Selected information about the entry /var/lib/snapd/desktop/applications/firefox_firefox.desktop Name=Firefox Web Browser Exec=env BAMF_DESKTOP_FILE_HINT=/var/lib/snapd/desktop/applications/firefox_firefox.desktop /snap/bin/firefox %u Icon=/snap/firefox/2356/default256.png ¤¤¤¤ Remove firefox snap package [Disclaimer: snap is not the issue for this bug, because Trisquel (a GNU/Linux distribution based on Ubuntu) ships without snap, and Firefox is not added to the menu when I installed firefox (see the "Install firefox"). We only remove it below to make it possible to install the firefox ppa package.] Run these steps (from https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2022/04/how-to- install-firefox-deb-apt-ubuntu-22-04): sudo snap remove firefox echo ' Package: * Pin: release o=LP-PPA-mozillateam Pin-Priority: 1001 ' | sudo tee /etc/apt/preferences.d/mozilla-firefox echo 'Unattended-Upgrade::Allowed-Origins:: "LP-PPA- mozillateam:${distro_codename}";' | sudo tee /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/51unattended-upgrades-firefox For Ubuntu MATE: Reboot in order to remove the "Firefox Web Browser" from the Panel. Status: * Ubuntu MATE 22.04: "Firefox Web Browser" is removed from the Brisk Menu (actually the whole "Internet" category is removed from the Brisk Menu since "Firefox Web Browser" was the only item). * Ubuntu 22.04 (GNOME): "Firefox Web Browser" is removed from both the menu and from Favorites. ############################## Install firefox from the official PPA Run: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:mozillateam/ppa sudo apt update sudo apt install firefox Status: * Ubuntu: "Firefox Web Browser" is added to the menu. * Ubuntu MATE in the default Panel's Classic Menu: "Internet -> Firefox Web Browser" is NOT added (see attached screenshot). But if you copy the desktop icon, it will become visible right away in the Brisk Menu: cd /usr/share/applications/ && sudo cp firefox.desktop firefoxworking.desktop * /usr/share/applications/firefox.desktop is added. Selected information about the file: Name=Firefox Web Browser Exec=firefox %u Terminal=false X-MultipleArgs=false Type=Application Icon=firefox Categories=GNOME;GTK;Network;WebBrowser; MimeType=text/html;text/xml;application/xhtml+xml;application/xml;application/rss+xml;application/rdf+xml;image/gif;image/jpeg;image/png;x-scheme-handler/http;x-scheme-handler/https;x-scheme-handler/ftp;x-scheme-handler/chrome;video/webm;application/x-xpinstall; StartupNotify=true Actions=new-window;new-private-window; Examine the file: * desktop-file-validate /usr/share/applications/firefox.desktop # No errors ############################## Install firefox-esr from the official PPA This section has been added to examine why the firefox-esr package, but not the firefox package, is adding an entry to the Brisk Menu in Ubuntu MATE. * Run: sudo apt install firefox-esr Status: * Ubuntu 22.04: "Firefox Web Browser"[1] is added to the menu * Ubuntu MATE 22.04: The default Panel's Classic Menu: "Internet -> Firefox Web Browser"[1] is added. Information about the entry: * /usr/share/applications/firefox-esr.desktop is added. Selected information about the file: Name=Firefox Web Browser Exec=firefox-esr %u Terminal=false X-MultipleArgs=false Type=Application Icon=firefox-esr Categories=GNOME;GTK;Network;WebBrowser; MimeType=text/html;text/xml;application/xhtml+xml;application/xml;application/rss+xml;application/rdf+xml;image/gif;image/jpeg;image/png;x-scheme-handler/http;x-scheme-handler/https;x-scheme-handler/ftp;x-scheme-handler/chrome;video/webm;application/x-xpinstall; StartupNotify=true StartupWMClass=firefox-esr-esr102 Actions=new-window;new-private-window; desktop-file-validate /usr/share/applications/firefox-esr.desktop # No errors 1: A minor issue not related to this bug that I filed at https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox-esr/+bug/2028439: The entry is correctly added, but "Name=Firefox Web Browser" in /usr/share/applications/firefox-esr.desktop should be changed to "Name=Firefox ESR Web Browser" (Debian stable firefox-esr package ships with "Name=Firefox ESR" in /usr/share/applications/firefox-esr.desktop). ############################## Install thunderbird from this PPA This section has been added to examine why the thunderbird package, but not the firefox package, is adding an entry to the Brisk Menu in Ubuntu MATE. * Run: sudo apt install thunderbird Status: * Ubuntu 22.04: "Internet -> Thunderbird Mail" is added to the menu * Ubuntu MATE 22.04: The default Panel's Classic Menu: "Internet -> Thunderbird Mail" is added. Information about the entry: * /usr/share/applications/thunderbird.desktop is added. Selected information about the file: Name=Thunderbird Mail Exec=thunderbird %u Terminal=false X-MultipleArgs=false Type=Application Icon=thunderbird Categories=Application;Network;Email; MimeType=x-scheme-handler/mailto;application/x-xpinstall;x-scheme-handler/webcal;x-scheme-handler/mid;message/rfc822; StartupNotify=true Actions=Compose;Contacts desktop-file-validate /usr/share/applications/thunderbird.desktop # No errors ############################## Temporary solution to add "Firefox Web Browser" to the Brisk Menu in Ubuntu MATE 22.04: * sudo cp firefox.desktop firefoxworking.desktop or * cp /usr/share/applications/firefox.desktop ~/.local/share/applications/ ** Description changed: This issue is easy to reproduce by running live mode in: * Ubuntu MATE 22.04 * or even easier in Trisquel 11 (a distro based on Ubuntu 22.04 with MATE installed) since the firefox snap package is not installed. ################################# Firefox snap Disclaimer: This step is not needed in Trisquel (a distro based on Ubuntu + MATE). About Firefox snap package that comes with Ubuntu * In Ubuntu MATE 22.04: The default Panel's Classic Menu: "Internet -> Firefox Web Browser". * In Ubuntu 22.04: In GNOME, it's visible in the menu. It also added to Favorites. Selected information about the entry /var/lib/snapd/desktop/applications/firefox_firefox.desktop Name=Firefox Web Browser Exec=env BAMF_DESKTOP_FILE_HINT=/var/lib/snapd/desktop/applications/firefox_firefox.desktop /snap/bin/firefox %u Icon=/snap/firefox/2356/default256.png ¤¤¤¤ Remove firefox snap package [Disclaimer: snap is not the issue for this bug, because Trisquel (a GNU/Linux distribution based on Ubuntu) ships without snap, and Firefox is not added to the menu when I installed firefox (see the "Install firefox"). We only remove it below to make it possible to install the firefox ppa package.] Run these steps (from https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2022/04/how-to- install-firefox-deb-apt-ubuntu-22-04): sudo snap remove firefox echo ' Package: * Pin: release o=LP-PPA-mozillateam Pin-Priority: 1001 ' | sudo tee /etc/apt/preferences.d/mozilla-firefox echo 'Unattended-Upgrade::Allowed-Origins:: "LP-PPA- mozillateam:${distro_codename}";' | sudo tee /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/51unattended-upgrades-firefox - For Ubuntu MATE: Reboot in order to remove the "Firefox Web Browser" - from the Panel. + For Ubuntu MATE: Right click on the MATE Panel and click on "Reset all + Panels" to remove "Firefox Web Browser". Status: * Ubuntu MATE 22.04: "Firefox Web Browser" is removed from the Brisk Menu (actually the whole "Internet" category is removed from the Brisk Menu since "Firefox Web Browser" was the only item). * Ubuntu 22.04 (GNOME): "Firefox Web Browser" is removed from both the menu and from Favorites. ############################## Install firefox from the official PPA Run: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:mozillateam/ppa sudo apt update sudo apt install firefox Status: * Ubuntu: "Firefox Web Browser" is added to the menu. * Ubuntu MATE in the default Panel's Classic Menu: "Internet -> Firefox Web Browser" is NOT added (see attached screenshot). But if you copy the desktop icon, it will become visible right away in the Brisk Menu: cd /usr/share/applications/ && sudo cp firefox.desktop firefoxworking.desktop * /usr/share/applications/firefox.desktop is added. Selected information about the file: Name=Firefox Web Browser Exec=firefox %u Terminal=false X-MultipleArgs=false Type=Application Icon=firefox Categories=GNOME;GTK;Network;WebBrowser; MimeType=text/html;text/xml;application/xhtml+xml;application/xml;application/rss+xml;application/rdf+xml;image/gif;image/jpeg;image/png;x-scheme-handler/http;x-scheme-handler/https;x-scheme-handler/ftp;x-scheme-handler/chrome;video/webm;application/x-xpinstall; StartupNotify=true Actions=new-window;new-private-window; Examine the file: * desktop-file-validate /usr/share/applications/firefox.desktop # No errors ############################## Install firefox-esr from the official PPA This section has been added to examine why the firefox-esr package, but not the firefox package, is adding an entry to the Brisk Menu in Ubuntu MATE. * Run: sudo apt install firefox-esr Status: * Ubuntu 22.04: "Firefox Web Browser"[1] is added to the menu * Ubuntu MATE 22.04: The default Panel's Classic Menu: "Internet -> Firefox Web Browser"[1] is added. Information about the entry: * /usr/share/applications/firefox-esr.desktop is added. Selected information about the file: Name=Firefox Web Browser Exec=firefox-esr %u Terminal=false X-MultipleArgs=false Type=Application Icon=firefox-esr Categories=GNOME;GTK;Network;WebBrowser; MimeType=text/html;text/xml;application/xhtml+xml;application/xml;application/rss+xml;application/rdf+xml;image/gif;image/jpeg;image/png;x-scheme-handler/http;x-scheme-handler/https;x-scheme-handler/ftp;x-scheme-handler/chrome;video/webm;application/x-xpinstall; StartupNotify=true StartupWMClass=firefox-esr-esr102 Actions=new-window;new-private-window; desktop-file-validate /usr/share/applications/firefox-esr.desktop # No errors 1: A minor issue not related to this bug that I filed at https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox-esr/+bug/2028439: The entry is correctly added, but "Name=Firefox Web Browser" in /usr/share/applications/firefox-esr.desktop should be changed to "Name=Firefox ESR Web Browser" (Debian stable firefox-esr package ships with "Name=Firefox ESR" in /usr/share/applications/firefox-esr.desktop). ############################## Install thunderbird from this PPA This section has been added to examine why the thunderbird package, but not the firefox package, is adding an entry to the Brisk Menu in Ubuntu MATE. * Run: sudo apt install thunderbird Status: * Ubuntu 22.04: "Internet -> Thunderbird Mail" is added to the menu * Ubuntu MATE 22.04: The default Panel's Classic Menu: "Internet -> Thunderbird Mail" is added. Information about the entry: * /usr/share/applications/thunderbird.desktop is added. Selected information about the file: Name=Thunderbird Mail Exec=thunderbird %u Terminal=false X-MultipleArgs=false Type=Application Icon=thunderbird Categories=Application;Network;Email; MimeType=x-scheme-handler/mailto;application/x-xpinstall;x-scheme-handler/webcal;x-scheme-handler/mid;message/rfc822; StartupNotify=true Actions=Compose;Contacts desktop-file-validate /usr/share/applications/thunderbird.desktop # No errors ############################## Temporary solution to add "Firefox Web Browser" to the Brisk Menu in Ubuntu MATE 22.04: * sudo cp firefox.desktop firefoxworking.desktop or * cp /usr/share/applications/firefox.desktop ~/.local/share/applications/ ** Description changed: This issue is easy to reproduce by running live mode in: * Ubuntu MATE 22.04 * or even easier in Trisquel 11 (a distro based on Ubuntu 22.04 with MATE installed) since the firefox snap package is not installed. ################################# Firefox snap Disclaimer: This step is not needed in Trisquel (a distro based on Ubuntu + MATE). About Firefox snap package that comes with Ubuntu * In Ubuntu MATE 22.04: The default Panel's Classic Menu: "Internet -> Firefox Web Browser". * In Ubuntu 22.04: In GNOME, it's visible in the menu. It also added to Favorites. Selected information about the entry /var/lib/snapd/desktop/applications/firefox_firefox.desktop Name=Firefox Web Browser Exec=env BAMF_DESKTOP_FILE_HINT=/var/lib/snapd/desktop/applications/firefox_firefox.desktop /snap/bin/firefox %u Icon=/snap/firefox/2356/default256.png ¤¤¤¤ Remove firefox snap package [Disclaimer: snap is not the issue for this bug, because Trisquel (a GNU/Linux distribution based on Ubuntu) ships without snap, and Firefox is not added to the menu when I installed firefox (see the "Install firefox"). We only remove it below to make it possible to install the firefox ppa package.] Run these steps (from https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2022/04/how-to- install-firefox-deb-apt-ubuntu-22-04): sudo snap remove firefox echo ' Package: * Pin: release o=LP-PPA-mozillateam Pin-Priority: 1001 ' | sudo tee /etc/apt/preferences.d/mozilla-firefox echo 'Unattended-Upgrade::Allowed-Origins:: "LP-PPA- mozillateam:${distro_codename}";' | sudo tee /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/51unattended-upgrades-firefox - For Ubuntu MATE: Right click on the MATE Panel and click on "Reset all - Panels" to remove "Firefox Web Browser". + For Ubuntu MATE: Right-click on the MATE Panel and click on "Reset all + Panels" to remove "Firefox Web Browser".[2] Status: * Ubuntu MATE 22.04: "Firefox Web Browser" is removed from the Brisk Menu (actually the whole "Internet" category is removed from the Brisk Menu since "Firefox Web Browser" was the only item). * Ubuntu 22.04 (GNOME): "Firefox Web Browser" is removed from both the menu and from Favorites. ############################## Install firefox from the official PPA Run: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:mozillateam/ppa sudo apt update sudo apt install firefox Status: * Ubuntu: "Firefox Web Browser" is added to the menu. * Ubuntu MATE in the default Panel's Classic Menu: "Internet -> Firefox Web Browser" is NOT added (see attached screenshot). But if you copy the desktop icon, it will become visible right away in the Brisk Menu: cd /usr/share/applications/ && sudo cp firefox.desktop firefoxworking.desktop * /usr/share/applications/firefox.desktop is added. Selected information about the file: Name=Firefox Web Browser Exec=firefox %u Terminal=false X-MultipleArgs=false Type=Application Icon=firefox Categories=GNOME;GTK;Network;WebBrowser; MimeType=text/html;text/xml;application/xhtml+xml;application/xml;application/rss+xml;application/rdf+xml;image/gif;image/jpeg;image/png;x-scheme-handler/http;x-scheme-handler/https;x-scheme-handler/ftp;x-scheme-handler/chrome;video/webm;application/x-xpinstall; StartupNotify=true Actions=new-window;new-private-window; Examine the file: * desktop-file-validate /usr/share/applications/firefox.desktop # No errors ############################## Install firefox-esr from the official PPA This section has been added to examine why the firefox-esr package, but not the firefox package, is adding an entry to the Brisk Menu in Ubuntu MATE. * Run: sudo apt install firefox-esr Status: * Ubuntu 22.04: "Firefox Web Browser"[1] is added to the menu * Ubuntu MATE 22.04: The default Panel's Classic Menu: "Internet -> Firefox Web Browser"[1] is added. Information about the entry: * /usr/share/applications/firefox-esr.desktop is added. Selected information about the file: Name=Firefox Web Browser Exec=firefox-esr %u Terminal=false X-MultipleArgs=false Type=Application Icon=firefox-esr Categories=GNOME;GTK;Network;WebBrowser; MimeType=text/html;text/xml;application/xhtml+xml;application/xml;application/rss+xml;application/rdf+xml;image/gif;image/jpeg;image/png;x-scheme-handler/http;x-scheme-handler/https;x-scheme-handler/ftp;x-scheme-handler/chrome;video/webm;application/x-xpinstall; StartupNotify=true StartupWMClass=firefox-esr-esr102 Actions=new-window;new-private-window; desktop-file-validate /usr/share/applications/firefox-esr.desktop # No errors - 1: A minor issue not related to this bug that I filed at - https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox-esr/+bug/2028439: The - entry is correctly added, but "Name=Firefox Web Browser" in - /usr/share/applications/firefox-esr.desktop should be changed to - "Name=Firefox ESR Web Browser" (Debian stable firefox-esr package ships - with "Name=Firefox ESR" in /usr/share/applications/firefox-esr.desktop). - ############################## Install thunderbird from this PPA This section has been added to examine why the thunderbird package, but not the firefox package, is adding an entry to the Brisk Menu in Ubuntu MATE. * Run: sudo apt install thunderbird Status: * Ubuntu 22.04: "Internet -> Thunderbird Mail" is added to the menu * Ubuntu MATE 22.04: The default Panel's Classic Menu: "Internet -> Thunderbird Mail" is added. Information about the entry: * /usr/share/applications/thunderbird.desktop is added. Selected information about the file: Name=Thunderbird Mail Exec=thunderbird %u Terminal=false X-MultipleArgs=false Type=Application Icon=thunderbird Categories=Application;Network;Email; MimeType=x-scheme-handler/mailto;application/x-xpinstall;x-scheme-handler/webcal;x-scheme-handler/mid;message/rfc822; StartupNotify=true Actions=Compose;Contacts desktop-file-validate /usr/share/applications/thunderbird.desktop # No errors ############################## Temporary solution to add "Firefox Web Browser" to the Brisk Menu in Ubuntu MATE 22.04: * sudo cp firefox.desktop firefoxworking.desktop or * cp /usr/share/applications/firefox.desktop ~/.local/share/applications/ + + + ############################# + References + + Issues not related to this bug report: + * 1: A minor issue not related to this bug that I filed at https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox-esr/+bug/2028439: The entry is correctly added, but "Name=Firefox Web Browser" in /usr/share/applications/firefox-esr.desktop should be changed to "Name=Firefox ESR Web Browser" (Debian stable firefox-esr package ships with "Name=Firefox ESR" in /usr/share/applications/firefox-esr.desktop). + * 2: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/2028577 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to firefox in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2027828 Title: firefox: "Firefox Web Browser" visible in GNOME, but not in MATE Status in firefox package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: This issue is easy to reproduce by running live mode in: * Ubuntu MATE 22.04 * or even easier in Trisquel 11 (a distro based on Ubuntu 22.04 with MATE installed) since the firefox snap package is not installed. ################################# Firefox snap Disclaimer: This step is not needed in Trisquel (a distro based on Ubuntu + MATE). About Firefox snap package that comes with Ubuntu * In Ubuntu MATE 22.04: The default Panel's Classic Menu: "Internet -> Firefox Web Browser". * In Ubuntu 22.04: In GNOME, it's visible in the menu. It also added to Favorites. Selected information about the entry /var/lib/snapd/desktop/applications/firefox_firefox.desktop Name=Firefox Web Browser Exec=env BAMF_DESKTOP_FILE_HINT=/var/lib/snapd/desktop/applications/firefox_firefox.desktop /snap/bin/firefox %u Icon=/snap/firefox/2356/default256.png ¤¤¤¤ Remove firefox snap package [Disclaimer: snap is not the issue for this bug, because Trisquel (a GNU/Linux distribution based on Ubuntu) ships without snap, and Firefox is not added to the menu when I installed firefox (see the "Install firefox"). We only remove it below to make it possible to install the firefox ppa package.] Run these steps (from https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2022/04/how-to- install-firefox-deb-apt-ubuntu-22-04): sudo snap remove firefox echo ' Package: * Pin: release o=LP-PPA-mozillateam Pin-Priority: 1001 ' | sudo tee /etc/apt/preferences.d/mozilla-firefox echo 'Unattended-Upgrade::Allowed-Origins:: "LP-PPA- mozillateam:${distro_codename}";' | sudo tee /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/51unattended-upgrades-firefox For Ubuntu MATE: Right-click on the MATE Panel and click on "Reset all Panels" to remove "Firefox Web Browser".[2] Status: * Ubuntu MATE 22.04: "Firefox Web Browser" is removed from the Brisk Menu (actually the whole "Internet" category is removed from the Brisk Menu since "Firefox Web Browser" was the only item). * Ubuntu 22.04 (GNOME): "Firefox Web Browser" is removed from both the menu and from Favorites. ############################## Install firefox from the official PPA Run: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:mozillateam/ppa sudo apt update sudo apt install firefox Status: * Ubuntu: "Firefox Web Browser" is added to the menu. * Ubuntu MATE in the default Panel's Classic Menu: "Internet -> Firefox Web Browser" is NOT added (see attached screenshot). But if you copy the desktop icon, it will become visible right away in the Brisk Menu: cd /usr/share/applications/ && sudo cp firefox.desktop firefoxworking.desktop * /usr/share/applications/firefox.desktop is added. Selected information about the file: Name=Firefox Web Browser Exec=firefox %u Terminal=false X-MultipleArgs=false Type=Application Icon=firefox Categories=GNOME;GTK;Network;WebBrowser; MimeType=text/html;text/xml;application/xhtml+xml;application/xml;application/rss+xml;application/rdf+xml;image/gif;image/jpeg;image/png;x-scheme-handler/http;x-scheme-handler/https;x-scheme-handler/ftp;x-scheme-handler/chrome;video/webm;application/x-xpinstall; StartupNotify=true Actions=new-window;new-private-window; Examine the file: * desktop-file-validate /usr/share/applications/firefox.desktop # No errors ############################## Install firefox-esr from the official PPA This section has been added to examine why the firefox-esr package, but not the firefox package, is adding an entry to the Brisk Menu in Ubuntu MATE. * Run: sudo apt install firefox-esr Status: * Ubuntu 22.04: "Firefox Web Browser"[1] is added to the menu * Ubuntu MATE 22.04: The default Panel's Classic Menu: "Internet -> Firefox Web Browser"[1] is added. Information about the entry: * /usr/share/applications/firefox-esr.desktop is added. Selected information about the file: Name=Firefox Web Browser Exec=firefox-esr %u Terminal=false X-MultipleArgs=false Type=Application Icon=firefox-esr Categories=GNOME;GTK;Network;WebBrowser; MimeType=text/html;text/xml;application/xhtml+xml;application/xml;application/rss+xml;application/rdf+xml;image/gif;image/jpeg;image/png;x-scheme-handler/http;x-scheme-handler/https;x-scheme-handler/ftp;x-scheme-handler/chrome;video/webm;application/x-xpinstall; StartupNotify=true StartupWMClass=firefox-esr-esr102 Actions=new-window;new-private-window; desktop-file-validate /usr/share/applications/firefox-esr.desktop # No errors ############################## Install thunderbird from this PPA This section has been added to examine why the thunderbird package, but not the firefox package, is adding an entry to the Brisk Menu in Ubuntu MATE. * Run: sudo apt install thunderbird Status: * Ubuntu 22.04: "Internet -> Thunderbird Mail" is added to the menu * Ubuntu MATE 22.04: The default Panel's Classic Menu: "Internet -> Thunderbird Mail" is added. Information about the entry: * /usr/share/applications/thunderbird.desktop is added. Selected information about the file: Name=Thunderbird Mail Exec=thunderbird %u Terminal=false X-MultipleArgs=false Type=Application Icon=thunderbird Categories=Application;Network;Email; MimeType=x-scheme-handler/mailto;application/x-xpinstall;x-scheme-handler/webcal;x-scheme-handler/mid;message/rfc822; StartupNotify=true Actions=Compose;Contacts desktop-file-validate /usr/share/applications/thunderbird.desktop # No errors ############################## Temporary solution to add "Firefox Web Browser" to the Brisk Menu in Ubuntu MATE 22.04: * sudo cp firefox.desktop firefoxworking.desktop or * cp /usr/share/applications/firefox.desktop ~/.local/share/applications/ ############################# References Issues not related to this bug report: * 1: A minor issue not related to this bug that I filed at https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox-esr/+bug/2028439: The entry is correctly added, but "Name=Firefox Web Browser" in /usr/share/applications/firefox-esr.desktop should be changed to "Name=Firefox ESR Web Browser" (Debian stable firefox-esr package ships with "Name=Firefox ESR" in /usr/share/applications/firefox-esr.desktop). * 2: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/2028577 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/+bug/2027828/+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
