This still happens on Lubuntu 14.04.1 LTS. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to vim in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/880549
Title: Main menu entry for GVim not created when installing vim-gtk Status in vim package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: [Description] On a fresh 11.10 Lubuntu install no Main Menu -> Accessories entry is created for 'GVim Text Editor' when installing package vim-gtk even though there is a gvim .desktop file located in /usr/share/applications (.desktop file created by vim-gui-common as far as I can tell). As I understand it LXDE looks for .desktop files in /usr/share/applications to populate the menu. Despite the presence of a gvim.desktop file, still nothing. I have managed to get the menu entry to appear by opening /usr/share/applications/gvim.desktop as root in vim and simply resaving it without making any changes. After doing this GVim is listed in the Main Menu -> Accessories menu. Furthermore, once the menu item has appeared (using method above), uninstalling vim-gtk does not remove the menu entry. It remains there but has no effect when clicked. In order for it to go away you must do a re-intsallation of package vim-gui-common. [Expected Result] Main menu entry is created when vim-gtk is installed, menu item is removed when vim-gtk is uninstalled. [Actual Result] Main menu entry is not created when vim-gtk is installed. Can be remedied by manually re-saving /usr/share/applications/gvim.desktop Main menu entry is not removed when uninstalling vim-gtk. User must also reinstall vim-gui-common package (which is where the gvim.desktop file comes from. [Steps To Reproduce] 1. Fresh install of 11.10 Lubuntu (vim-gui-common installed by default, gvim.desktop already present in /usr/share/applications) 2. Install vim-gtk 3. Open main menu -> Accessories, note GVim is not present 5. Open terminal, run 'sudo vim /usr/share/applications/gvim.desktop', simply resave file by typing ':w' followed by enter 6.Open main menu -> Accessories, note GVim is now present [Operating System] Description: Ubuntu 11.10 Release: 11.10 [Package Versions] vim: Installed: (none) Candidate: 2:7.3.154+hg~74503f6ee649-2ubuntu3 Version table: 2:7.3.154+hg~74503f6ee649-2ubuntu3 0 500 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ oneiric/main i386 Packages vim-gtk: Installed: 2:7.3.154+hg~74503f6ee649-2ubuntu3 Candidate: 2:7.3.154+hg~74503f6ee649-2ubuntu3 Version table: *** 2:7.3.154+hg~74503f6ee649-2ubuntu3 0 500 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ oneiric/universe i386 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status vim-gui-common: Installed: 2:7.3.154+hg~74503f6ee649-2ubuntu3 Candidate: 2:7.3.154+hg~74503f6ee649-2ubuntu3 Version table: *** 2:7.3.154+hg~74503f6ee649-2ubuntu3 0 500 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ oneiric/main i386 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vim/+bug/880549/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp