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* [https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/t/f40-change-proposal-change-firefox-desktop-file-system-wide/99849 Discussion thread]
* [https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/t/f40-change-proposal-change-firefox-desktop-file-system-wide/99849 Discussion thread]
* FESCo issue: [https://pagure.io/fesco/issue/3134 #3134]
* FESCo issue: [https://pagure.io/fesco/issue/3134 #3134]
* Tracker bug: <will be assigned by the Wrangler>
* Tracker bug: [https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2258087 #2258087]
* Release notes tracker: <will be assigned by the Wrangler>
* Release notes tracker: <will be assigned by the Wrangler>



Latest revision as of 17:24, 17 January 2024


Change Firefox desktop file

Summary

Recent Firefox desktop file (firefox.desktop) does not comply with DBus/Gnome search provider rules thus Firefox can't provide DBus Gnome search service.

We should change Firefox desktop file from firefox.desktop to org.mozilla.firefox.desktop.

Owner

Current status

Detailed Description

Firefox needs to provide desktop file in expected format to pair DBus service and Gnome search service together to make Gnome search service work.

Feedback

Benefit to Fedora

We'll fix already broken feature.

Scope

  • Proposal owners:

Desktop file name is changed in Firefox 121.0.

  • Other developers:

Fedora Workstation needs update Firefox desktop name (hardcoded in gnome-shell) to correctly place Firefox to Gnome taskbar as default application.

No need to coordinate with rel-eng.

  • Policies and guidelines: N/A (not needed for this Change)
  • Trademark approval: N/A (not needed for this Change)
  • Alignment with Community Initiatives:

Upgrade/compatibility impact

Should not impact.

How To Test

1) Open Firefox 2) Type something to Gnome search 3) It works

Test also KDE/Plasma it doesn't crash (https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2017123)

User Experience

Enabled Gnome shell search provider for Firefox.

Dependencies

None

Contingency Plan

  • Revert desktop file name change in Firefox package.
  • Blocks release? No


Documentation

Release Notes