Bug#917640: steam: Missing .desktop file to launch steam from desktop env

2018-12-29 Thread Simon McVittie
On Sat, 29 Dec 2018 at 12:25:48 -0500, Christian Weeks wrote: > I seem to be missing a .desktop file to launch steam. The package has a /usr/share/applications/steam.desktop containing (among other things) Exec=/usr/games/steam %U, Type=Application and MimeType=x-scheme-handler/steam;. Do you not

Bug#917640: closed by Stephen Kitt (Re: Bug#917640: steam: Missing .desktop file to launch steam from desktop env)

2018-12-29 Thread Christian Weeks
Fascinating. My local copy of the steam deb file was missing that file. It only included /usr/share/applications (the directory) and not the desktop file associated with it. The reinstall fixed it (redownloading the deb?). Weird. I only filed the bug because it seemed to be completely missing h

Bug#917640: steam: Missing .desktop file to launch steam from desktop env

2018-12-29 Thread Christian Weeks
Package: steam Version: 1.0.0.56-2 Severity: normal Dear Maintainer, I seem to be missing a .desktop file to launch steam. I can run it from the command line (/usr/games/steam is in $PATH), but there is no sign of a .desktop file, so I can't find it in gnome anywhere. This seems to be a significa