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.desktop File Creation Instructions Violate the Desktop Menu Specification. #102
Description
Description
The Create .desktop file section of the README.md does not adhere to the Desktop Menu Specification and fails validation:
$ desktop-file-validate protonvpn-gui.desktop
protonvpn-gui.desktop: error: value "False" for boolean key "Terminal" in group "Desktop Entry" contains invalid characters, boolean values must be "false" or "true"
protonvpn-gui.desktop: error: value "Utility;GUI;Network;VPN" for key "Categories" in group "Desktop Entry" contains an unregistered value "GUI"; values extending the format should start with "X-"
protonvpn-gui.desktop: hint: value "Utility;GUI;Network;VPN" for key "Categories" in group "Desktop Entry" contains more than one main category; application might appear more than once in the application menu
protonvpn-gui.desktop: error: value "Utility;GUI;Network;VPN" for key "Categories" in group "Desktop Entry" contains an unregistered value "VPN"; values extending the format should start with "X-"Falseshould befalse- invalid categories should either be
- replaced with valid replacements
- removed
- indicated as extensions by prefixing them with "X-"
Working Example Passing Validation:
Terminal=false
Categories=Utility;X-GUI;Network;X-VPN
To Reproduce
Follow the installation instructions for Fedora from https://github.com/ProtonVPN/linux-gui/blob/master/README.md
Desktop:
- OS: Fedora 32
- Shell: Gnome 3.36