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Re: .desktop files on GNOME



[ Background: Sergio has written support for gnome .desktop files into
  debhelper. ]

Sergio Rua wrote:
> > Are .desktop files actually useful on Debian systems? Doesn't the menu
> > system take care of it?
> 
> 	Yes if you use GNOME because it send Debian menu to second stage.
> 	Otherwise, no.

Then I think this comes down to a policy question. Do we install
.desktop files in addition to debian menu files? We could instead fix
gnome to treat debian menu entries as first-class entries, or ignore
this altogether.

About 48 .desktop files are currently in Debian, mostly for gnome apps.

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