Re: Desktop file issue in Gnome

On 8/3/25 3:53 PM, "Cliff mcDiarmid" ([email protected] via 
blfs-support Mailing List) wrote:

> Hi
> Can someone help here who is maybe using the latest Gnome?
> I have a couple of desktop files which I created myself both of which have
> passed desktop-file-validate. The first is for Librewolf which doesn't show
> anywhere let alone in 'Show apps'
>
> [Desktop Entry]
> Name=LibreWolf
> Type=Application
> Exec=/usr/bin/LibreWolf.x86_64.AppImage
> Icon=/usr/share/icons/hicolor/256x256/apps/librewolf.png
> Comment=Secure Browser
> Categories=Network
>
> The second is for a VPN. Again, it passes desktop-file-validate. This time the
> file works but refuses to show the icon just a blank space
>
> [Desktop Entry]
> Name=PrivateVPN
> Exec=bash -c "/home/vpnprivate.sh"
> Icon=/usr/share/icons/hicolor/256x256/apps/gcr-password.png
> Type=Application
> Version=1.0
>
> Any suggestions about where I go from here welcome.
>

I just used the "Configuring Firefox" section of blfs  to make the 
.desktop file and the link to the icon, replacing the words firefox with 
librewolf. Worked fine for me.


[Desktop Entry]
Encoding=UTF-8
Name=Librewolf Web Browser
Comment=Browse the World Wide Web
GenericName=Web Browser
Exec=librewolf %u
Terminal=false
Type=Application
Icon=librewolf
Categories=GNOME;GTK;Network;WebBrowser;
MimeType=text/xml;text/mml;text/html;application/xhtml+xml;application/vnd.mozilla.xul+xml;application/xhtml+xml;application/vnd.mozilla.xul+xml;x-scheme-handler/http;x-scheme-handler/https
StartupNotify=true
StartupWMClass=librewolf

I'm sure the mail program is going to split that long MimeType line, so 
careful with that if you're copying. Then update the mime and desktop 
databases as Rainer said.

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