Re: Bug#214707: wine package provides useless wine.desktop file
> "Nikita V. Youshchenko" <yoush@cs.msu.su> writes:
> >> > /usr/share/applnk/wine.desktop file provided by wine package seems
> >> > to be of no real use, and does uglify KDE menu. Please remove it.
> >>
> >> I think this was added so that GNOME would run Wine when a file of
> >> type application/x-executable was opened in gmc (old file manager)
> >> or something like that. It's not meant to add a menu entry. I can
> >> remove it if it's useless in GNOME too, but that would have to be
> >> verified first. And while we're at it, perhaps someone could let me
> >> know how I should associate .exe files with Wine in KDE, since I
> >> don't use it.
> >
> > If so, this file should be moved to /usr/share/applnk/.hidden/.
> > I believe it is correct directory for file of that purpose.
>
> The right place for desktop files (both KDE and GNOME) is
> /usr/share/applications
AFAIK, KDE seems not to use this directory, it uses /usr/share/applnk
instead.
Does it mean that KDE and GNOME are not consistent in .desktop file
placement?
Please note that the .desktop file in question is not intended to be
placed in menus. It is only used to associate .exe files with wine.
Where does GNOME store such files?
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