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xdg-desktop-menu — Install or uninstall desktop menu items. More information: <https://manned.org/xdg-desktop-menu>.

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Problem

How to use the xdg-desktop-menu command: Install or uninstall desktop menu items. More information: <https://manned.org/xdg-desktop-menu>.

Solution

xdg-desktop-menu — Install or uninstall desktop menu items. More information: <https://manned.org/xdg-desktop-menu>.

Install an application to the desktop menu system:
xdg-desktop-menu install {{path/to/file.desktop}}


Install an application to the desktop menu system with the vendor prefix check disabled:
xdg-desktop-menu install --novendor {{path/to/file.desktop}}


Uninstall an application from the desktop menu system:
xdg-desktop-menu uninstall {{path/to/file.desktop}}


Force an update of the desktop menu system:
xdg-desktop-menu forceupdate --mode {{user|system}}

Code Snippets

Install an application to the desktop menu system

xdg-desktop-menu install {{path/to/file.desktop}}

Install an application to the desktop menu system with the vendor prefix check disabled

xdg-desktop-menu install --novendor {{path/to/file.desktop}}

Uninstall an application from the desktop menu system

xdg-desktop-menu uninstall {{path/to/file.desktop}}

Force an update of the desktop menu system

xdg-desktop-menu forceupdate --mode {{user|system}}

Context

tldr-pages: linux/xdg-desktop-menu

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