** Description changed: - The FlightGear package cannot be installed using the Gnome Software - application because it's missing the needed metadata. + Impact + ====== + The FlightGear package cannot be installed using the Gnome Software application. + + Because the app icons were being installed to a non-standard location, + the .xpm icon was being used instead by the .desktop. That's a low- + resolution icon and is invalid for appstream. + + This was fixed in Debian and in yakkety by correcting the icon install + locations and dropping the obsolete .xpm and .menu, but for xenial a + more minimal fix of just correcting the icon install is provided in case + someone uses the .xpm or .menu. + + https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/flightgear/1:2016.2.1+dfsg-6 + + Test Case + ========= + 1. Open the Software app in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. + 2. Search for "flight" or "flightgear" + 3. Do you see the FlightGear app? + + Regression Potential + ==================== + The only thing changed is the icon install locations. They were being installed to the top level directory /usr/share/icons/ instead of to the standard /usr/share/icons/hicolor/ . A bonus is that the 128x128 high resolution app icons are being installed now too.
** Changed in: flightgear (Ubuntu Xenial) Status: Triaged => In Progress ** Description changed: Impact ====== The FlightGear package cannot be installed using the Gnome Software application. Because the app icons were being installed to a non-standard location, the .xpm icon was being used instead by the .desktop. That's a low- resolution icon and is invalid for appstream. This was fixed in Debian and in yakkety by correcting the icon install - locations and dropping the obsolete .xpm and .menu, but for xenial a - more minimal fix of just correcting the icon install is provided in case - someone uses the .xpm or .menu. + locations and dropping the obsolete .xpm and Debian menu, but for xenial + a more minimal fix of just correcting the icon install is provided in + case someone uses the .xpm or Debian menu. https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/flightgear/1:2016.2.1+dfsg-6 Test Case ========= 1. Open the Software app in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. 2. Search for "flight" or "flightgear" 3. Do you see the FlightGear app? Regression Potential ==================== The only thing changed is the icon install locations. They were being installed to the top level directory /usr/share/icons/ instead of to the standard /usr/share/icons/hicolor/ . A bonus is that the 128x128 high resolution app icons are being installed now too. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1591115 Title: Gnome Software catalog entry missing for FlightGear To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/flightgear/+bug/1591115/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs