Qubes doesn't refresh app shortcuts

[Sekhmet]

Qubes OS version (e.g., R3.1): R3.2

Affected TemplateVMs (e.g., fedora-23, if applicable):

fedora-23

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Expected behavior:

New software should be added to Add more shortcuts menu after installing. If it is not
qvm-sync-appmenus fedora-23 should do it.

Actual behavior:

New software is not added to Add more shortcuts menu after installing nor after forcing sync of app menus.

Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. Install new software on VM:
   sudo dnf install gimp
2. (There is no GIMP on software list in Add more shortcuts menu)
3. Start fedora-23 template VM.
4. Force refresh of app menus on dom0
   qvm-sync-appmenus fedora-23
5. (Still no new software on list)

General notes:

Tested on default personal VM. Tried with Telegram, GIMP and OpenTTD.
Disclaimer: I'm not sure if this is not my misunderstanding of process of adding new software and it's just not a bug.

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Related issues:

[andrewdavidwong]

Does it happen only on fedora-23 and not on other templates, or is that the only template you've tried?

[andrewdavidwong]

Does it happen only on fedora-23 and not on other templates, or is that the only template you've tried?

[Sekhmet]

I've just tested it on debian-8.

1. Created testing VM from debian-8
2. Installed GIMP: sudo apt-get install gimp
3. (No application in Add shortcut item)
4. Started debian-8 VM
5. qvm-sync-menus debian-8
6. (Still no application).

Output from qvm-sync-menus

Warning: ignoring key 'Name' of iceweasel.desktop
Warning: not creating/updating '/var/lib/qubes/vm-templates/debian-8/apps.templates/iceweasel.desktop' because of missing 'Name' key
----> Failed to get icon for display-im6.desktop: No icon received

[Sekhmet]

I've just tested it on debian-8.

1. Created testing VM from debian-8
2. Installed GIMP: sudo apt-get install gimp
3. (No application in Add shortcut item)
4. Started debian-8 VM
5. qvm-sync-menus debian-8
6. (Still no application).

Output from qvm-sync-menus

Warning: ignoring key 'Name' of iceweasel.desktop
Warning: not creating/updating '/var/lib/qubes/vm-templates/debian-8/apps.templates/iceweasel.desktop' because of missing 'Name' key
----> Failed to get icon for display-im6.desktop: No icon received

[marmarek]

You should install applications in template, not template-based VM.

Best Regards,
Marek Marczykowski-Górecki
Invisible Things Lab
A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text.
Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?

[marmarek]

You should install applications in template, not template-based VM.

Best Regards,
Marek Marczykowski-Górecki
Invisible Things Lab
A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text.
Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?

[Sekhmet]

I didn't realize that root filesystem is shared across VM's.
Now it works even without refreshing.

Sorry for that.

[Sekhmet]

I didn't realize that root filesystem is shared across VM's.
Now it works even without refreshing.

Sorry for that.