[tbb-bugs] #13375 [Tor Browser]: Let's ship a .desktop file in Tor Browser for Linux
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#13375: Let's ship a .desktop file in Tor Browser for Linux
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Reporter: lunar | Owner: tbb-
Type: enhancement | team
Priority: normal | Status: new
Component: Tor Browser | Milestone:
Keywords: tbb-usability tbb-helpdesk-frequent | Version:
Parent ID: | Actual Points:
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In Unity (Ubuntu) and GNOME 3, it is not possible to start Tor Browser
through the graphical file manager. When double-clicking on `start-tor-
browser`, an editor will pop-up by default.
One user suggested through the help desk that we ship a `.desktop` file.
In GNOME 3, users are prompted to confirm because it's an unknown
application, but this is still much better.
Here's a minimal `.desktop` that should probably be enhanced with
comments, translations, icons:
{{{
[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Name=Tor Browser
Terminal=false
Exec=sh -c '"$(dirname "$*")"/start-tor-browser' dummy %k
}}}
Also inspired by https://unix.stackexchange.com/q/144422
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