Description: Currently, all *.appdata.xml are installed in /usr/share/appdata directory. But according to latest AppStream standard, they should be installed in /usr/share/metainfo directory. See https://www.freedesktop.org/software/appstream/docs/chap-Metadata.html Steps to Reproduce: 1. Install Libreoffice on Linux 2. Check the /usr/share/appdata directory Actual Results: You can find writer.appdata.xml here. Expected Results: It should be in /usr/share/metainfo directory. Reproducible: Always User Profile Reset: No Additional Info: Version: 7.0.0.0.beta2
Suggested patch here: https://gerrit.libreoffice.org/c/core/+/106025
Chris Mayo committed a patch related to this issue. It has been pushed to "master": https://git.libreoffice.org/core/commit/4cd4726e9d97e9785140c809d2154357d5d15837 tdf#135504: Install application metadata in /usr/share/metainfo It will be available in 7.2.0. The patch should be included in the daily builds available at https://dev-builds.libreoffice.org/daily/ in the next 24-48 hours. More information about daily builds can be found at: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Testing_Daily_Builds Affected users are encouraged to test the fix and report feedback.
Chris Mayo committed a patch related to this issue. It has been pushed to "libreoffice-7-1": https://git.libreoffice.org/core/commit/e98c4be2c87ba5b3f4aedc31388014b320588d4b tdf#135504: Install application metadata in /usr/share/metainfo It will be available in 7.1.0.2. The patch should be included in the daily builds available at https://dev-builds.libreoffice.org/daily/ in the next 24-48 hours. More information about daily builds can be found at: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Testing_Daily_Builds Affected users are encouraged to test the fix and report feedback.
A polite ping to Chris Mayo: Is this bug fixed? if so, could you please close it as RESOLVED FIXED ? Otherwise, Could you please explain what's missing? Thanks
No problem. This is fixed and shipping in current 7.1 releases.