[Bug 1715185] Re: No menu entry to start Telegram

2021-09-29 Thread Launchpad Bug Tracker
[Expired for telegram-desktop (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.] ** Changed in: telegram-desktop (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Expired -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 1715185] Re: No menu entry to start Telegram

2021-07-31 Thread Norbert
** Tags removed: artful ** Changed in: telegram-desktop (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1715185 Title: No menu entry to start Telegram

Re: [Bug 1715185] Re: No menu entry to start Telegram

2019-10-04 Thread camypaj
Yes, you are right - removing the local .desktop file "activated the global" .desktop file, which made it visible in the menu. On Fri, 4 Oct 2019, 16:31 Mattia Rizzolo, wrote: > anything regarding /opt/ definitely comes from unofficial packages. > Also, just installing packages must not touch

[Bug 1715185] Re: No menu entry to start Telegram

2019-10-04 Thread Mattia Rizzolo
anything regarding /opt/ definitely comes from unofficial packages. Also, just installing packages must not touch anything in a user's home. About the "install hooks" you are referring about, just know that comparatively, very few packages have them, and nowadays they are mostly frowned upon as

[Bug 1715185] Re: No menu entry to start Telegram

2019-10-04 Thread camypaj
Hi @mapreri, I know about the stable distributions, but I was just wondering why this stable version ended up here, really old and without the install hooks. Sorry about the PPA, must have been tired - wanted to put it in here: https://launchpad.net/~atareao/+archive/ubuntu/telegram Regarding

[Bug 1715185] Re: No menu entry to start Telegram

2019-10-03 Thread Mattia Rizzolo
it's not that the version in ubuntu 18.04, that's just how stable distribution works: once a package version is there, it won't be touched (barred some exceptions). 1.8.8 is available in the development version of ubuntu indeed. If somebody figures the real reason telegram-desktop is not showing

[Bug 1715185] Re: No menu entry to start Telegram

2019-10-02 Thread camypaj
Hi all, I almost reported this as a new bug, since it affects telegram-desktop version 1.2.17-1 in Ubuntu Mate 18.04, but to put it short: "it is still a problem". >From what I can tell, this package is still rather old (binaries on the >desktop.telegram.org mention version 1.8.12, and it

[Bug 1715185] Re: No menu entry to start Telegram

2019-10-02 Thread Launchpad Bug Tracker
Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users. ** Changed in: telegram-desktop (Ubuntu) Status: New => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1715185

[Bug 1715185] Re: No menu entry to start Telegram

2017-09-05 Thread Paul Tansom
On further investigation it would appear the fix is to rename the .desktop file from: telegramdesktop.desktop to: telegram-desktop.desktop this seems to fit with the standard used by other applications listed in /usr/share/applications/ and would get things working with minimal effort. --

[Bug 1715185] Re: No menu entry to start Telegram

2017-09-05 Thread Paul Tansom
A bit more info following investigation. When using MenuLibre to investigate the menu applications Telegram is listed. It is also listed when using the MATE Menu Editor (mozo). It doesn't, however show in the menus - Brisk Menu, Main Menu (The Main MATE Menu) or MATE Menu (Advanced MATE Menu).