Description of problem: The xsane package shipped with Fedora Core 2 contains no .desktop file, and does not show up in the menus. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): xsane-0.92-10 How reproducible: Always. Steps to Reproduce: 1. $ yum install xsane 2. Log out. 3. Log back in. 4. Check menus. Actual results: There is no menu entry for "Xsane" or "scanning" to be found. Expected results: In Fedora Core 1, Xsane showed up under the "Graphics" menu as "Scanning". Additional info: $ rpm -ql xsane /usr/bin/xsane /usr/share/doc/xsane-0.92 /usr/share/doc/xsane-0.92/xsane.ACCELKEYS /usr/share/doc/xsane-0.92/xsane.AUTHOR /usr/share/doc/xsane-0.92/xsane.BACKENDS /usr/share/doc/xsane-0.92/xsane.BEGINNERS-INFO /usr/share/doc/xsane-0.92/xsane.BUGS /usr/share/doc/xsane-0.92/xsane.CHANGES /usr/share/doc/xsane-0.92/xsane.COPYING /usr/share/doc/xsane-0.92/xsane.INSTALL /usr/share/doc/xsane-0.92/xsane.LANGUAGES /usr/share/doc/xsane-0.92/xsane.LOGO /usr/share/doc/xsane-0.92/xsane.NEWS /usr/share/doc/xsane-0.92/xsane.ONLINEHELP /usr/share/doc/xsane-0.92/xsane.PROBLEMS /usr/share/doc/xsane-0.92/xsane.REMOVE /usr/share/doc/xsane-0.92/xsane.ROOT /usr/share/doc/xsane-0.92/xsane.RPM /usr/share/doc/xsane-0.92/xsane.TODO /usr/share/doc/xsane-0.92/xsane.VENDOR-STRINGS /usr/share/doc/xsane-0.92/xsane.spec /usr/share/doc/xsane-0.92/xsane.spec.in /usr/share/doc/xsane-0.92/xsane.spec.in.old /usr/share/man/man1/xsane.1.gz /usr/share/sane /usr/share/sane/xsane /usr/share/sane/xsane/Mustek-logo.xpm /usr/share/sane/xsane/Plustek-logo.xpm /usr/share/sane/xsane/UMAX-logo.xpm /usr/share/sane/xsane/doc /usr/share/sane/xsane/doc/sane-backends-doc.html /usr/share/sane/xsane/doc/sane-pnm-doc.html /usr/share/sane/xsane/doc/sane-problems-doc.html /usr/share/sane/xsane/doc/sane-scantips-doc.html /usr/share/sane/xsane/doc/sane-xsane-advanced-doc.html /usr/share/sane/xsane/doc/sane-xsane-batch-scan-doc.html /usr/share/sane/xsane/doc/sane-xsane-color-correction-doc.html /usr/share/sane/xsane/doc/sane-xsane-copy-doc.html /usr/share/sane/xsane/doc/sane-xsane-doc.html /usr/share/sane/xsane/doc/sane-xsane-empty-doc.html /usr/share/sane/xsane/doc/sane-xsane-fax-doc.html /usr/share/sane/xsane/doc/sane-xsane-gimp-doc.html /usr/share/sane/xsane/doc/sane-xsane-histogram-doc.html /usr/share/sane/xsane/doc/sane-xsane-mail-doc.html /usr/share/sane/xsane/doc/sane-xsane-main-doc.html /usr/share/sane/xsane/doc/sane-xsane-preview-doc.html /usr/share/sane/xsane/doc/sane-xsane-save-doc.html /usr/share/sane/xsane/doc/sane-xsane-setup-copy-doc.html /usr/share/sane/xsane/doc/sane-xsane-setup-display-doc.html /usr/share/sane/xsane/doc/sane-xsane-setup-enhancement-doc.html /usr/share/sane/xsane/doc/sane-xsane-setup-fax-doc.html /usr/share/sane/xsane/doc/sane-xsane-setup-image-doc.html /usr/share/sane/xsane/doc/sane-xsane-setup-mail-doc.html /usr/share/sane/xsane/doc/sane-xsane-setup-save-doc.html /usr/share/sane/xsane/doc/sane-xsane-standard-doc.html /usr/share/sane/xsane/doc/sane-xsane-viewer-doc.html /usr/share/sane/xsane/doc/xsane-advanced.jpg /usr/share/sane/xsane/doc/xsane-aspect-ratio.jpg /usr/share/sane/xsane/doc/xsane-autoenhance.jpg /usr/share/sane/xsane/doc/xsane-autoraise_scanarea.jpg /usr/share/sane/xsane/doc/xsane-autoselect.jpg /usr/share/sane/xsane/doc/xsane-batch-scan-add.jpg /usr/share/sane/xsane/doc/xsane-batch-scan-delete.jpg /usr/share/sane/xsane/doc/xsane-batch-scan.jpg /usr/share/sane/xsane/doc/xsane-blur.jpg /usr/share/sane/xsane/doc/xsane-brightness.jpg /usr/share/sane/xsane/doc/xsane-clone.jpg /usr/share/sane/xsane/doc/xsane-colormode.jpg /usr/share/sane/xsane/doc/xsane-contrast.jpg /usr/share/sane/xsane/doc/xsane-copy.jpg /usr/share/sane/xsane/doc/xsane-default.jpg /usr/share/sane/xsane/doc/xsane-delete-preview-cache.jpg /usr/share/sane/xsane/doc/xsane-despeckle.jpg /usr/share/sane/xsane/doc/xsane-disk.jpg /usr/share/sane/xsane/doc/xsane-fax-project.jpg /usr/share/sane/xsane/doc/xsane-fax.jpg /usr/share/sane/xsane/doc/xsane-gamma.jpg /usr/share/sane/xsane/doc/xsane-gimp.jpg /usr/share/sane/xsane/doc/xsane-histogram.jpg /usr/share/sane/xsane/doc/xsane-logo2.jpg /usr/share/sane/xsane/doc/xsane-mail-project.jpg /usr/share/sane/xsane/doc/xsane-mail.jpg /usr/share/sane/xsane/doc/xsane-medium.jpg /usr/share/sane/xsane/doc/xsane-mirror-x.jpg /usr/share/sane/xsane/doc/xsane-mirror-y.jpg /usr/share/sane/xsane/doc/xsane-negative.jpg /usr/share/sane/xsane/doc/xsane-new.jpg /usr/share/sane/xsane/doc/xsane-ocr.jpg /usr/share/sane/xsane/doc/xsane-open.jpg /usr/share/sane/xsane/doc/xsane-paper-landscape-bottom-left.jpg /usr/share/sane/xsane/doc/xsane-paper-landscape-bottom-right.jpg /usr/share/sane/xsane/doc/xsane-paper-landscape-center.jpg /usr/share/sane/xsane/doc/xsane-paper-landscape-top-left.jpg /usr/share/sane/xsane/doc/xsane-paper-landscape-top-right.jpg /usr/share/sane/xsane/doc/xsane-paper-portrait-bottom-left.jpg /usr/share/sane/xsane/doc/xsane-paper-portrait-bottom-right.jpg /usr/share/sane/xsane/doc/xsane-paper-portrait-center.jpg /usr/share/sane/xsane/doc/xsane-paper-portrait-top-left.jpg /usr/share/sane/xsane/doc/xsane-paper-portrait-top-right.jpg /usr/share/sane/xsane/doc/xsane-pipette-black.jpg /usr/share/sane/xsane/doc/xsane-pipette-gray.jpg /usr/share/sane/xsane/doc/xsane-pipette-white.jpg /usr/share/sane/xsane/doc/xsane-preferences.jpg /usr/share/sane/xsane/doc/xsane-preset-area.jpg /usr/share/sane/xsane/doc/xsane-preview.jpg /usr/share/sane/xsane/doc/xsane-printer.jpg /usr/share/sane/xsane/doc/xsane-rename.jpg /usr/share/sane/xsane/doc/xsane-resolution.jpg /usr/share/sane/xsane/doc/xsane-restore.jpg /usr/share/sane/xsane/doc/xsane-rgb-default.jpg /usr/share/sane/xsane/doc/xsane-rgb-values.jpg /usr/share/sane/xsane/doc/xsane-rotate-180.jpg /usr/share/sane/xsane/doc/xsane-rotate-270.jpg /usr/share/sane/xsane/doc/xsane-rotate-90.jpg /usr/share/sane/xsane/doc/xsane-rotation.jpg /usr/share/sane/xsane/doc/xsane-save.jpg /usr/share/sane/xsane/doc/xsane-save2.jpg /usr/share/sane/xsane/doc/xsane-scale.jpg /usr/share/sane/xsane/doc/xsane-scansource.jpg /usr/share/sane/xsane/doc/xsane-setup-copy.jpg /usr/share/sane/xsane/doc/xsane-setup-display.jpg /usr/share/sane/xsane/doc/xsane-setup-enhancement.jpg /usr/share/sane/xsane/doc/xsane-setup-fax.jpg /usr/share/sane/xsane/doc/xsane-setup-image.jpg /usr/share/sane/xsane/doc/xsane-setup-mail.jpg /usr/share/sane/xsane/doc/xsane-setup-ocr.jpg /usr/share/sane/xsane/doc/xsane-setup-save.jpg /usr/share/sane/xsane/doc/xsane-standard.jpg /usr/share/sane/xsane/doc/xsane-store.jpg /usr/share/sane/xsane/doc/xsane-threshold.jpg /usr/share/sane/xsane/doc/xsane-viewer-window.jpg /usr/share/sane/xsane/doc/xsane-viewer.jpg /usr/share/sane/xsane/doc/xsane-visible-area.jpg /usr/share/sane/xsane/doc/xsane-zoom-in.jpg /usr/share/sane/xsane/doc/xsane-zoom-not.jpg /usr/share/sane/xsane/doc/xsane-zoom-out.jpg /usr/share/sane/xsane/doc/xsane-zoom-undo.jpg /usr/share/sane/xsane/doc/xsane-zoom.jpg /usr/share/sane/xsane/doc/xsane.jpg /usr/share/sane/xsane/sane-epson-logo.xpm /usr/share/sane/xsane/sane-hp-logo.xpm /usr/share/sane/xsane/sane-umax-logo.xpm /usr/share/sane/xsane/sane-xsane-logo.xpm /usr/share/sane/xsane/xsane-calibration.pnm /usr/share/sane/xsane/xsane-eula.txt /usr/share/sane/xsane/xsane-gpl.txt /usr/share/sane/xsane/xsane-logo.xpm /usr/share/sane/xsane/xsane-startimage.pnm /usr/share/sane/xsane/xsane-style.rc
Same problem. .desktop was included in older versions of this package. Please fix that.
Xsane is an archaic piece of software UI-wise. We install it by default because its the only way to get scanning, but we don't want it to show up in the menus in a default install (but rather be accessed, e.g., through Gimp). It would be fine to have an "xsane-gui" package or somesuch that was NOT installed by default and just included the .desktop file. Really the only long term solution is to get a more modern scanning interface.
But why did you remove a menu entry for a working software when there is NO better replacement?