Re: [Desktop-packages] [Bug 1859963] Re: Info package on Ubuntu Focal comes preinstalled with desktop file
Hi Sebastian, > @Norbert, it's not the ideal solution no, those .desktop are not really > good desktop applications and ideally they would be dropped in What do you do on the Ubuntu side with say julia.desktop which starts a julia shell? Similarly: ocaml, R, SageMath, ... there are quite a lot of applications with Terminal=true? Hide all of them in Gnome? Best Norbert -- PREINING Norbert http://www.preining.info Accelia Inc. + IFMGA ProGuide + TU Wien + JAIST + TeX Live + Debian Dev GPG: 0x860CDC13 fp: F7D8 A928 26E3 16A1 9FA0 ACF0 6CAC A448 860C DC13 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to texinfo in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1859963 Title: Info package on Ubuntu Focal comes preinstalled with desktop file Status in One Hundred Papercuts: New Status in texinfo package in Ubuntu: New Status in ubuntu-settings package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Bug description: The "info" package that is preinstalled on Ubuntu Focal ships with a "info.desktop" file that adds a "TeXInfo" desktop launcher displayed among other apps. The launcher opens a terminal application that is confusing and user unfriendly for many users. Users that actually want to use info can do it using a terminal. Please, consider removing the desktop file or at least set it to not show among other apps. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/hundredpapercuts/+bug/1859963/+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
[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1859963] Re: Info package on Ubuntu Focal comes preinstalled with desktop file
@Norbert, it's not the ideal solution no, those .desktop are not really good desktop applications and ideally they would be dropped in Debian, meanwhile I don't want to add a delta to texinfo in Ubuntu so that will do the trick -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to texinfo in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1859963 Title: Info package on Ubuntu Focal comes preinstalled with desktop file Status in One Hundred Papercuts: New Status in texinfo package in Ubuntu: New Status in ubuntu-settings package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Bug description: The "info" package that is preinstalled on Ubuntu Focal ships with a "info.desktop" file that adds a "TeXInfo" desktop launcher displayed among other apps. The launcher opens a terminal application that is confusing and user unfriendly for many users. Users that actually want to use info can do it using a terminal. Please, consider removing the desktop file or at least set it to not show among other apps. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/hundredpapercuts/+bug/1859963/+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
Re: [Desktop-packages] [Bug 1859963] Re: Info package on Ubuntu Focal comes preinstalled with desktop file
Hi > It probably won't be fixed by the Debian package maintainer so this > needs to be patched in Ubuntu (for example by adding the line from > comment #2). If Ubuntu think that this is the correct way, fine with me. But Gnome3 is not the only Desktop, and some users *might* want interesting stuff, too. So I leave this to the Ubuntu maintainers. (Debian maintainer here) Best Norbert -- PREINING Norbert http://www.preining.info Accelia Inc. + IFMGA ProGuide + TU Wien + JAIST + TeX Live + Debian Dev GPG: 0x860CDC13 fp: F7D8 A928 26E3 16A1 9FA0 ACF0 6CAC A448 860C DC13 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to texinfo in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1859963 Title: Info package on Ubuntu Focal comes preinstalled with desktop file Status in One Hundred Papercuts: New Status in texinfo package in Ubuntu: New Status in ubuntu-settings package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Bug description: The "info" package that is preinstalled on Ubuntu Focal ships with a "info.desktop" file that adds a "TeXInfo" desktop launcher displayed among other apps. The launcher opens a terminal application that is confusing and user unfriendly for many users. Users that actually want to use info can do it using a terminal. Please, consider removing the desktop file or at least set it to not show among other apps. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/hundredpapercuts/+bug/1859963/+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
[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1859963] Re: Info package on Ubuntu Focal comes preinstalled with desktop file
Seems like it would better if Debian reverted that change but meanwhile that will resolve the issue in our default sessions https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubuntu-settings/20.04.3 ** Also affects: ubuntu-settings (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Changed in: ubuntu-settings (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Low ** Changed in: ubuntu-settings (Ubuntu) Status: New => Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to texinfo in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1859963 Title: Info package on Ubuntu Focal comes preinstalled with desktop file Status in One Hundred Papercuts: New Status in texinfo package in Ubuntu: New Status in ubuntu-settings package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Bug description: The "info" package that is preinstalled on Ubuntu Focal ships with a "info.desktop" file that adds a "TeXInfo" desktop launcher displayed among other apps. The launcher opens a terminal application that is confusing and user unfriendly for many users. Users that actually want to use info can do it using a terminal. Please, consider removing the desktop file or at least set it to not show among other apps. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/hundredpapercuts/+bug/1859963/+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
[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1859963] Re: Info package on Ubuntu Focal comes preinstalled with desktop file
It probably won't be fixed by the Debian package maintainer so this needs to be patched in Ubuntu (for example by adding the line from comment #2). -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to texinfo in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1859963 Title: Info package on Ubuntu Focal comes preinstalled with desktop file Status in One Hundred Papercuts: New Status in texinfo package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: The "info" package that is preinstalled on Ubuntu Focal ships with a "info.desktop" file that adds a "TeXInfo" desktop launcher displayed among other apps. The launcher opens a terminal application that is confusing and user unfriendly for many users. Users that actually want to use info can do it using a terminal. Please, consider removing the desktop file or at least set it to not show among other apps. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/hundredpapercuts/+bug/1859963/+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
[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1859963] Re: Info package on Ubuntu Focal comes preinstalled with desktop file
** Changed in: texinfo (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Low -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to texinfo in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1859963 Title: Info package on Ubuntu Focal comes preinstalled with desktop file Status in One Hundred Papercuts: New Status in texinfo package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: The "info" package that is preinstalled on Ubuntu Focal ships with a "info.desktop" file that adds a "TeXInfo" desktop launcher displayed among other apps. The launcher opens a terminal application that is confusing and user unfriendly for many users. Users that actually want to use info can do it using a terminal. Please, consider removing the desktop file or at least set it to not show among other apps. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/hundredpapercuts/+bug/1859963/+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
[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1859963] Re: Info package on Ubuntu Focal comes preinstalled with desktop file
This is how all the preinstalled apps look like on a clean, minimal Ubuntu 20.04 installation. ** Attachment added: "ubuntu_focal_preinstalled_apps.png" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/texinfo/+bug/1859963/+attachment/5322357/+files/ubuntu_focal_preinstalled_apps.png -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to texinfo in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1859963 Title: Info package on Ubuntu Focal comes preinstalled with desktop file Status in One Hundred Papercuts: New Status in texinfo package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: The "info" package that is preinstalled on Ubuntu Focal ships with a "info.desktop" file that adds a "TeXInfo" desktop launcher displayed among other apps. The launcher opens a terminal application that is confusing and user unfriendly for many users. Users that actually want to use info can do it using a terminal. Please, consider removing the desktop file or at least set it to not show among other apps. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/hundredpapercuts/+bug/1859963/+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
[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1859963] Re: Info package on Ubuntu Focal comes preinstalled with desktop file
Maybe GNOME should just hide all Terminal=true apps in a folder called "Terminal applications" or something? Debian is adding more and more of these, and it's annoying. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to texinfo in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1859963 Title: Info package on Ubuntu Focal comes preinstalled with desktop file Status in One Hundred Papercuts: New Status in texinfo package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: The "info" package that is preinstalled on Ubuntu Focal ships with a "info.desktop" file that adds a "TeXInfo" desktop launcher displayed among other apps. The launcher opens a terminal application that is confusing and user unfriendly for many users. Users that actually want to use info can do it using a terminal. Please, consider removing the desktop file or at least set it to not show among other apps. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/hundredpapercuts/+bug/1859963/+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
[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1859963] Re: Info package on Ubuntu Focal comes preinstalled with desktop file
Adding "NotShowIn=GNOME;" (without quotes) to /usr/share/applications/info.desktop could be sufficient. ** Also affects: hundredpapercuts Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to texinfo in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1859963 Title: Info package on Ubuntu Focal comes preinstalled with desktop file Status in One Hundred Papercuts: New Status in texinfo package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: The "info" package that is preinstalled on Ubuntu Focal ships with a "info.desktop" file that adds a "TeXInfo" desktop launcher displayed among other apps. The launcher opens a terminal application that is confusing and user unfriendly for many users. Users that actually want to use info can do it using a terminal. Please, consider removing the desktop file or at least set it to not show among other apps. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/hundredpapercuts/+bug/1859963/+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
[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1859963] Re: Info package on Ubuntu Focal comes preinstalled with desktop file
** Attachment added: "texinfo_desktop_entry.png" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/texinfo/+bug/1859963/+attachment/5320826/+files/texinfo_desktop_entry.png -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to texinfo in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1859963 Title: Info package on Ubuntu Focal comes preinstalled with desktop file Status in texinfo package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: The "info" package that is preinstalled on Ubuntu Focal ships with a "info.desktop" file that adds a "TeXInfo" desktop launcher displayed among other apps. The launcher opens a terminal application that is confusing and user unfriendly for many users. Users that actually want to use info can do it using a terminal. Please, consider removing the desktop file or at least set it to not show among other apps. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/texinfo/+bug/1859963/+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
