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Bug#1108742: xterm is missing in Gnome's application list



On 2025-07-04 13:35 +0200, Harald Dunkel wrote:

> Package: xterm
> Version: 398-1
>
> The xterm package provides *.desktop files, but it is not
> shown in Gnome's application window.

Because xterm is installed on most desktops (as a dependency of the xorg
metapackage for instance), and Gnome packagers do no want to confuse
novice users with multiple terminal applications, so they blacklist
xterm.

> This is not as expected.

Different people have different expectations, see the discussion in
#645736.

Cheers,
       Sven


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