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Re: Desktop file location

 

Hi Mitchell,
glad you found it, that's where user applications have their desktop files placed.

For system-wide apps (e.g. webbrowser, dialer), you'll find those desktop files in /usr/share/applications
Cheers
-Gerry


On 19/07/15 00:22, Mitchell Reese wrote:
> Found it - /home/phablet/.local/share/applications
>
> Thanks!
>
> Mitchell
>
>
> On Sunday, 19 July 2015 9:17:29 AM AEST, Mitchell Reese wrote:
> > Does anyone know where the default .desktop file locations are for
> > applications? I.e., I need to edit a few of them - some applications
> > don't rotate the shell by default, and I'm finding the current
> > implementation of side stage on a Nexus 7 useless. While I can see the
> > code for applications under /opt/com.ubuntu.click/, edititng the
> > .desktop files there does nothing - am I right in assuming they are
> > copied to another location on install of a click package? If so, where?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Mitchell
> >
>
>



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