[Bug 1251635] [NEW] drop version numbers from users' .desktop file names

[Michał Sawicz]

Public bug reported:

The version number in click .desktop file in users'
~/.local/share/applications cause issues on different levels for
apparently no advantage.

Every time you want to find a .desktop file for an app, you either need
to store the whole file name, with the version number (which breaks on
app upgrades, unless you react to it somehow), or find a matching
.desktop file based on the developer / app id and hookname every time.
App upgrades / removals are tricky unless we start reacting to signals
from the click system itself.

Since in users' realms there can only be one version of an app installed
at any given time, it feels like exposing this complication there is
unnecessary.

What do you think?

** Affects: click (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: Confirmed

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Title:
  drop version numbers from users' .desktop file names

Status in “click” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  The version number in click .desktop file in users'
  ~/.local/share/applications cause issues on different levels for
  apparently no advantage.

  Every time you want to find a .desktop file for an app, you either
  need to store the whole file name, with the version number (which
  breaks on app upgrades, unless you react to it somehow), or find a
  matching .desktop file based on the developer / app id and hookname
  every time. App upgrades / removals are tricky unless we start
  reacting to signals from the click system itself.

  Since in users' realms there can only be one version of an app
  installed at any given time, it feels like exposing this complication
  there is unnecessary.

  What do you think?

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