Description of problem: There is not any appdata.xml/metainfo.xml file available in the PuTTY package. Because of this, PuTTY cannot be found and/or installed using the GNOME Software application or another package manager UI based on AppStream. Steps to Reproduce: 1. Open GNOME Software. 2. Type "putty".
This bug appears to have been reported against 'rawhide' during the Fedora 33 development cycle. Changing version to 33.
Still missing.
This bug appears to have been reported against 'rawhide' during the Fedora 35 development cycle. Changing version to 35.
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This bug appears to have been reported against 'rawhide' during the Fedora Linux 38 development cycle. Changing version to 38.
https://github.com/flathub/uk.org.greenend.chiark.sgtatham.putty Here is an AppStream metainfo and a desktop icon from Flathub that could be used.
I have submitted a Pull Request that should fix the issue: https://src.fedoraproject.org/rpms/putty/pull-request/4
This bug appears to have been reported against 'rawhide' during the Fedora Linux 39 development cycle. Changing version to 39.