This one time, at band camp, Jeff Waugh said:
> <quote who="Nikita V. Youshchenko">
> 
> > AFAIK, KDE seems not to use this directory, it uses /usr/share/applnk 
> > instead.
> 
> Only old KDE, which is not freedesktop-compliant.

Hrrm.
steve:~$ ls /usr/share/applications/
blackjack.desktop             gfloppy.desktop               
gnome-system-log.desktop      mplayer.desktop
bug-buddy.desktop             glines.desktop                
gnome-system-monitor.desktop  nautilus.desktop
eog.desktop                   gnect.desktop                 
gnome-terminal.desktop        network-scheme.desktop
Ethereal.desktop              gnibbles.desktop              gnometris.desktop   
          realplayer.desktop
file-roller.desktop           gnobots2.desktop              
gnome-volume-control.desktop  reclevel.desktop
freecell.desktop              gnome-calculator.desktop      gnomine.desktop     
          same-gnome.desktop
galeon.desktop                gnomecc.desktop               gnotravex.desktop   
          screensaver-properties.desktop
gataxx.desktop                gnome-cd.desktop              gnotski.desktop     
          sol.desktop
gconf-editor.desktop          gnome-character-map.desktop   grip.desktop        
          vumeter.desktop
gdmflexiserver.desktop        gnome-dictionary.desktop      gtali.desktop       
          yelp.desktop
gdmflexiserver-xnest.desktop  gnome-search-tool.desktop     iagno.desktop
gdmsetup.desktop              gnome-sound-recorder.desktop  mahjongg.desktop
gedit.desktop                 gnome-stones.desktop          
mozilla-firebird.desktop
steve:~$ ls /usr/share/applnk/
Applications  Edutainment  Help.desktop  KControl.desktop   Multimedia         
Settings      Toys
Development   Games        Home.desktop  Kfind.desktop      Office             
Settingsmenu  Utilities
Editors       Graphics     Internet      konqueror.desktop  OpenOffice.org1.1  
System
steve:~$ dpkg -l kdebase
Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold
| Status=Not/Installed/Config-files/Unpacked/Failed-config/Half-installed
|/ Err?=(none)/Hold/Reinst-required/X=both-problems (Status,Err: uppercase=bad)
||/ Name                      Version                   Description
+++-=========================-=========================-==================================================================
ii  kdebase                   3.1.3-1                   KDE Base metapackage

> > Does it mean that KDE and GNOME are not consistent in .desktop file 
> > placement?
> 
> Now that they both use freedesktop standards, they are consistent and
> compatible.

It seems not, actually.

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