[Pkg-games-ubuntu] [Bug 1465059] Re: /usr/share/applications/alien-arena.desktop missing since precise

[Hans Joachim Desserud]

Thanks for reporting this issue.

I can confirm that the desktop file is missing in recent releases of
alien-arena. I am not sure why, since a .desktop file exist in the
packaging source, but it doesn't appear to be included in the binary
packages. The bug is also reproducible on Debian, so I have filed a bug
there as well and attached a bug watch.

** Changed in: alien-arena (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Confirmed

** Bug watch added: Debian Bug tracker #791780
   http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=791780

** Also affects: alien-arena (Debian) via
   http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=791780
   Importance: Unknown
       Status: Unknown

** Tags added: desktop-file trusty vivid wily

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Title:
  /usr/share/applications/alien-arena.desktop missing since precise

Status in alien-arena package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed
Status in alien-arena package in Debian:
  Unknown

Bug description:
  Package alien-arena version7.53+dfsg-1: amd64 i386 (precise), had the file:
  /usr/share/applications/alien-arena.desktop

  Version 7.66+dfsg-2: amd64 i386  of the package (trusty, utopic, vivid, wily) does not have the file above packcaged
  As a consecuence, on the latter Alien Arena can only be started from the command line, not from the start menu.
  I have experienced this but in lubuntu vivid 32bit, but I am sure this is the case in any other distro using this same package version.

  My feeling is that alien-arena should be repackaged with the
  /usr/share/applications/alien-arena.desktop file included.

  I solved my problem downloading alien-arena package version 7.53+dfsg-1 (precise's)
  http://packages.ubuntu.com/precise/i386/alien-arena/download
  I unpacked manually the file to an empty folder
  and copied the missing file 
  :~$ sudo cp -iv Downloads/usr/share/applications/alien-arena.desktop /usr/share/applications/
  No need to restart or refresh anything, the new start menu entry will be: games > Alien Arena.

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