Re: installing GUI launchers and mimes
At user level there is this command to set an application as default for a file type: $ xdg-mime default MyProgram.desktop my/type (not useful for system wide action) System wide defaults I see that are registered at some of these files: /usr/share/applications/mimeapps.list /usr/share/applications/defaults.list /usr/local/share/applications/mimeapps.list /usr/local/share/applications/defaults.list Is there a better way to setup this than writing directly to one of these files?
Re: installing GUI launchers and mimes
__ I'm using this express-made address because personal addresses aren't masked enough at this mail public archive. Public archive administrator should fix this against automated addresses collectors. El 31/07/17 a les 03:23, Charles Plessy ha escrit: > Le Sun, Jul 30, 2017 at 11:55:20AM +0200, Narcis Garcia a écrit : >> >> Do you mean that with only having at the package: >> ./usr/share/applications/xxx.desktop >> ./usr/share/mime/packages/xxx.xml >> triggers are automatically run? > > Hello Narcis, > > yes they will: > > $ grep usr/share/applications /var/lib/dpkg/triggers/File > /usr/share/applications mime-support/noawait > /usr/share/applications desktop-file-utils > /usr/share/applications gnome-menus/noawait > > $ grep usr/share/mime/packages /var/lib/dpkg/triggers/File > /usr/share/mime/packages shared-mime-info > > See /usr/share/doc/dpkg-dev/triggers.txt.gz for (a lot of) details. > When no trigger seem to be in the system (I'm thinkng on other or older distros), I'll try to use these two commands in postinst: update-desktop-database update-mime-database /usr/share/mime I suppose these will cover most cases for this and other programs: https://git.actiu.net/libre/xhash
Re: installing GUI launchers and mimes
On Mon, Jul 31, 2017 at 10:10:29AM +0200, Filip Hroch wrote: > I encountered the problem some time ago in my Munipack > package. What problem? -- WBR, wRAR signature.asc Description: PGP signature
Re: installing GUI launchers and mimes
Dear Narcis, I encountered the problem some time ago in my Munipack package. I followed the recommendations on: https://wiki.debian.org/MimeTypesSupport If debhelper is used, the file 'transmission-gtk.install' in debian/ with the content like: ... usr/share/applications/xxx.desktop usr/share/mime/packages/xxx.xml ... would help to solve easy the problem. FH On Mon, 2017-07-31 at 09:46 +0200, Narcis Garcia wrote: > __ > I'm using this express-made address because personal addresses aren't > masked enough at this mail public archive. Public archive > administrator > should fix this against automated addresses collectors. > El 31/07/17 a les 03:23, Charles Plessy ha escrit: > > Le Sun, Jul 30, 2017 at 11:55:20AM +0200, Narcis Garcia a écrit : > > > > > > Do you mean that with only having at the package: > > > ./usr/share/applications/xxx.desktop > > > ./usr/share/mime/packages/xxx.xml > > > triggers are automatically run? > > > > -- F. Hroch e-mail: hr...@physics.muni.cz, tel.: +420549494470 Dept. of theor. physics and astrophysics, MU Brno, Kotlarska 2,CZ-611 37
Re: installing GUI launchers and mimes
On Mon, Jul 31, 2017 at 09:46:40AM +0200, Narcis Garcia wrote: > I suppose "Debian menu system" is not the same as what xdg-desktop-menu > manages Yes, the former needs .menu files while the latter uses .desktop. -- WBR, wRAR signature.asc Description: PGP signature
Re: installing GUI launchers and mimes
__ I'm using this express-made address because personal addresses aren't masked enough at this mail public archive. Public archive administrator should fix this against automated addresses collectors. El 31/07/17 a les 03:23, Charles Plessy ha escrit: > Le Sun, Jul 30, 2017 at 11:55:20AM +0200, Narcis Garcia a écrit : >> >> Do you mean that with only having at the package: >> ./usr/share/applications/xxx.desktop >> ./usr/share/mime/packages/xxx.xml >> triggers are automatically run? > > Hello Narcis, > > yes they will: > > $ grep usr/share/applications /var/lib/dpkg/triggers/File > /usr/share/applications mime-support/noawait > /usr/share/applications desktop-file-utils > /usr/share/applications gnome-menus/noawait > > $ grep usr/share/mime/packages /var/lib/dpkg/triggers/File > /usr/share/mime/packages shared-mime-info > > See /usr/share/doc/dpkg-dev/triggers.txt.gz for (a lot of) details. > >> Why transmission-gtk/postinst calls update-menus and update-mime ? Is it >> some kind of compatibility measure? > > The short answer is: "because transmission-gtk/postinst is generated by > debhelper > fia dh_installmenu". > > $ cat /var/lib/dpkg/info/transmission-gtk.postinst > #!/bin/sh > set -e > # Automatically added by dh_installmenu > if [ "$1" = "configure" ] && [ -x "`which update-menus 2>/dev/null`" ]; > then > update-menus > fi > > I am not sure why this is still needed while there is already a dpkg trigger > doing the work. > > Anyway, as noted elsewhere, the Debian menu system is being phased out. > > Have a nice day, > Thanks, this is really useful information. I suppose "Debian menu system" is not the same as what xdg-desktop-menu manages (?) because it currently works perfectly to manually install any launcher on any desktop on any distro.
Re: installing GUI launchers and mimes
Le Sun, Jul 30, 2017 at 11:55:20AM +0200, Narcis Garcia a écrit : > > Do you mean that with only having at the package: > ./usr/share/applications/xxx.desktop > ./usr/share/mime/packages/xxx.xml > triggers are automatically run? Hello Narcis, yes they will: $ grep usr/share/applications /var/lib/dpkg/triggers/File /usr/share/applications mime-support/noawait /usr/share/applications desktop-file-utils /usr/share/applications gnome-menus/noawait $ grep usr/share/mime/packages /var/lib/dpkg/triggers/File /usr/share/mime/packages shared-mime-info See /usr/share/doc/dpkg-dev/triggers.txt.gz for (a lot of) details. > Why transmission-gtk/postinst calls update-menus and update-mime ? Is it > some kind of compatibility measure? The short answer is: "because transmission-gtk/postinst is generated by debhelper fia dh_installmenu". $ cat /var/lib/dpkg/info/transmission-gtk.postinst #!/bin/sh set -e # Automatically added by dh_installmenu if [ "$1" = "configure" ] && [ -x "`which update-menus 2>/dev/null`" ]; then update-menus fi I am not sure why this is still needed while there is already a dpkg trigger doing the work. Anyway, as noted elsewhere, the Debian menu system is being phased out. Have a nice day, -- Charles Plessy Tsurumi, Kanagawa, Japan
Re: installing GUI launchers and mimes
On Sun, Jul 30, 2017 at 11:55:20AM +0200, Narcis Garcia wrote: > Do you mean that with only having at the package: > ./usr/share/applications/xxx.desktop > ./usr/share/mime/packages/xxx.xml > triggers are automatically run? They should (I mean the triggers for update-mime-database and update-mime). > With xdg-desktop-menu x.desktop the Categories variable altready > determines menu placement. Without this command, triggers already update > the menu? Sorry, I don't understand the question. Also, the menu is mostly dead. > Why transmission-gtk/postinst calls update-menus and update-mime ? Is it > some kind of compatibility measure? It calls only update-menus. -- WBR, wRAR signature.asc Description: PGP signature
Re: installing GUI launchers and mimes
El 30/07/17 a les 10:52, Andrey Rahmatullin ha escrit: > On Sun, Jul 30, 2017 at 10:30:46AM +0200, Narcis Garcia wrote: >> I'm observing how is transmission-gtk packaged and it seems that it's >> not enough with including files as >> ./usr/share/applications/xxx.desktop >> ./usr/share/mime/packages/xxx.xml >> >> but postinst script should run update-menus and update-mime (or >> update-mime-database) if available. > update-menus is only for the menu files, not for desktop files. > update-mime and update-mime-database are run via triggers, not maintainer > scripts. > Do you mean that with only having at the package: ./usr/share/applications/xxx.desktop ./usr/share/mime/packages/xxx.xml triggers are automatically run? With xdg-desktop-menu x.desktop the Categories variable altready determines menu placement. Without this command, triggers already update the menu? Why transmission-gtk/postinst calls update-menus and update-mime ? Is it some kind of compatibility measure? Thanks.
Re: installing GUI launchers and mimes
On Sun, Jul 30, 2017 at 10:41:29AM +0200, Narcis Garcia wrote: > A question about my way before packaging: Is a good practice to use this > in postinst script? > echo "..." > /tmp/MyType.xml > xdg-mime install --mode system /tmp/MyType.xml > echo "..." > /tmp/My-Program.desktop > xdg-desktop-menu install --mode system /tmp/My-Program.desktop No. Why do you need this? -- WBR, wRAR signature.asc Description: PGP signature
Re: installing GUI launchers and mimes
On Sun, Jul 30, 2017 at 10:30:46AM +0200, Narcis Garcia wrote: > I'm observing how is transmission-gtk packaged and it seems that it's > not enough with including files as > ./usr/share/applications/xxx.desktop > ./usr/share/mime/packages/xxx.xml > > but postinst script should run update-menus and update-mime (or > update-mime-database) if available. update-menus is only for the menu files, not for desktop files. update-mime and update-mime-database are run via triggers, not maintainer scripts. > It seems also that there are (or were) some need to write profiles as > /usr/share/menu/PackageName > /usr/lib/mime/packages/PackageName > (time ago the first was at /usr/lib/menu/) to be located by update-menus > program. Probably. So? > Packaging my program, how can I deal better with this Do you have any actual problems with any of this? > , in most compatible way as possible (with other distros and with old > Debian versions)? We don't do such compatibility in the official packages. Make separate source packages for different distros. > [Note that I write my own postinst script] Don't do that. -- WBR, wRAR signature.asc Description: PGP signature
Re: installing GUI launchers and mimes
A question about my way before packaging: Is a good practice to use this in postinst script? echo "..." > /tmp/MyType.xml xdg-mime install --mode system /tmp/MyType.xml echo "..." > /tmp/My-Program.desktop xdg-desktop-menu install --mode system /tmp/My-Program.desktop El 30/07/17 a les 10:30, Narcis Garcia ha escrit: > I'm observing how is transmission-gtk packaged and it seems that it's > not enough with including files as > ./usr/share/applications/xxx.desktop > ./usr/share/mime/packages/xxx.xml > > but postinst script should run update-menus and update-mime (or > update-mime-database) if available. > It seems also that there are (or were) some need to write profiles as > /usr/share/menu/PackageName > /usr/lib/mime/packages/PackageName > (time ago the first was at /usr/lib/menu/) to be located by update-menus > program. > > Packaging my program, how can I deal better with this, in most > compatible way as possible (with other distros and with old Debian > versions)? > > [Note that I write my own postinst script] >
installing GUI launchers and mimes
I'm observing how is transmission-gtk packaged and it seems that it's not enough with including files as ./usr/share/applications/xxx.desktop ./usr/share/mime/packages/xxx.xml but postinst script should run update-menus and update-mime (or update-mime-database) if available. It seems also that there are (or were) some need to write profiles as /usr/share/menu/PackageName /usr/lib/mime/packages/PackageName (time ago the first was at /usr/lib/menu/) to be located by update-menus program. Packaging my program, how can I deal better with this, in most compatible way as possible (with other distros and with old Debian versions)? [Note that I write my own postinst script] -- __ I'm using this express-made address because personal addresses aren't masked enough at this mail public archive. Public archive administrator should fix this against automated addresses collectors.
