Hello, Attached is a patch adding freedesktop.org .desktop entries for xclock, xcalc, xeyes, oclock, xlogo, and xbiff, closing #1131791.
Notes: Files go into debian/desktop/ and are installed to /usr/share/applications/ via debian/x11-apps.install. No changes to upstream sources. All six files pass desktop-file-validate. Icon= is set to the binary name in each file. Most icon themes don't ship icons under those names, so DEs will fall back to a generic app icon. I can follow up with Icons if it is wanted . Built and installed cleanly on trixie; entries appear in application menus as expected. Thanks, Lily
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog index 1b30c43..58aab77 100644 --- a/debian/changelog +++ b/debian/changelog @@ -1,3 +1,12 @@ +x11-apps (7.7+12) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium + + * Add freedesktop.org .desktop entries for xclock, xcalc, xeyes, oclock, + xlogo, and xbiff, so they appear in application menus of desktop + environments that only list applications registered via .desktop files. + (Closes: #1131791) + + -- Lily <[email protected]> Mon, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 + x11-apps (7.7+11) unstable; urgency=medium [ Pino Toscano ] diff --git a/debian/desktop/oclock.desktop b/debian/desktop/oclock.desktop new file mode 100644 index 0000000..c5ec429 --- /dev/null +++ b/debian/desktop/oclock.desktop @@ -0,0 +1,11 @@ +[Desktop Entry] +Name=O Clock +GenericName=Clock +Comment=Round analog clock for X +Exec=oclock +Icon=oclock +Terminal=false +Type=Application +Categories=Utility;Clock; +Keywords=time;clock; +StartupNotify=false diff --git a/debian/desktop/xbiff.desktop b/debian/desktop/xbiff.desktop new file mode 100644 index 0000000..4645009 --- /dev/null +++ b/debian/desktop/xbiff.desktop @@ -0,0 +1,11 @@ +[Desktop Entry] +Name=X Biff +GenericName=Mail Notifier +Comment=Notify when new mail arrives +Exec=xbiff +Icon=xbiff +Terminal=false +Type=Application +Categories=Network;Email; +Keywords=mail;email;notify; +StartupNotify=false diff --git a/debian/desktop/xcalc.desktop b/debian/desktop/xcalc.desktop new file mode 100644 index 0000000..ccb1b5f --- /dev/null +++ b/debian/desktop/xcalc.desktop @@ -0,0 +1,11 @@ +[Desktop Entry] +Name=X Calculator +GenericName=Calculator +Comment=Scientific calculator for X +Exec=xcalc +Icon=xcalc +Terminal=false +Type=Application +Categories=Utility;Calculator; +Keywords=calculator;math; +StartupNotify=false diff --git a/debian/desktop/xclock.desktop b/debian/desktop/xclock.desktop new file mode 100644 index 0000000..6222644 --- /dev/null +++ b/debian/desktop/xclock.desktop @@ -0,0 +1,11 @@ +[Desktop Entry] +Name=X Clock +GenericName=Clock +Comment=Continuously display the time +Exec=xclock +Icon=xclock +Terminal=false +Type=Application +Categories=Utility;Clock; +Keywords=time;clock; +StartupNotify=false diff --git a/debian/desktop/xeyes.desktop b/debian/desktop/xeyes.desktop new file mode 100644 index 0000000..d1677d4 --- /dev/null +++ b/debian/desktop/xeyes.desktop @@ -0,0 +1,11 @@ +[Desktop Entry] +Name=X Eyes +GenericName=Eyes +Comment=A pair of eyes that follow the mouse pointer +Exec=xeyes +Icon=xeyes +Terminal=false +Type=Application +Categories=Utility; +Keywords=eyes;pointer; +StartupNotify=false diff --git a/debian/desktop/xlogo.desktop b/debian/desktop/xlogo.desktop new file mode 100644 index 0000000..64e383b --- /dev/null +++ b/debian/desktop/xlogo.desktop @@ -0,0 +1,10 @@ +[Desktop Entry] +Name=X Logo +Comment=Display the X Window System logo +Exec=xlogo +Icon=xlogo +Terminal=false +Type=Application +Categories=Utility; +Keywords=logo;x; +StartupNotify=false diff --git a/debian/x11-apps.install b/debian/x11-apps.install index dee63d5..09d6337 100644 --- a/debian/x11-apps.install +++ b/debian/x11-apps.install @@ -5,3 +5,4 @@ usr/include/X11/bitmaps/* usr/lib/X11/x11perfcomp/* usr/lib/X11/xedit/lisp/* etc/X11/app-defaults/* +debian/desktop/*.desktop usr/share/applications
