[GH-ISSUE #37] Invalid .desktop file #28

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opened 2026-05-05 04:48:17 -06:00 by gitea-mirror · 5 comments

gitea-mirror commented

2026-05-05 04:48:17 -06:00

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Originally created by @AdrianKoshka on GitHub (May 14, 2018).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/debauchee/barrier/issues/37

Build OS: SilverBlue (previously known as Fedora Atomic Workstation)
Build tool: flatpak run org.flatpak.Builder (the flatpak of flatpak-builder)

error:

/app/share/applications/barrier.desktop: error: value "2.1" for key "Version" in group "Desktop Entry" is not a known version
Error on file "/app/share/applications/barrier.desktop": Failed to validate the created desktop file
Error: module barrier: Child process exited with code 1
make: *** [Makefile:8: build] Error 1

.desktop file:

[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Version=2.1
Name=Barrier
Comment=Keyboard and mouse sharing solution
Exec=barrier
Icon=barrier
Terminal=false
Categories=Utility;
Keywords=keyboard;mouse;sharing;network;share;

X-Desktop-File-Install-Version=0.23

Originally created by @AdrianKoshka on GitHub (May 14, 2018). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/debauchee/barrier/issues/37 Build OS: SilverBlue (previously known as Fedora Atomic Workstation) Build tool: `flatpak run org.flatpak.Builder` (the flatpak of flatpak-builder) error: ``` /app/share/applications/barrier.desktop: error: value "2.1" for key "Version" in group "Desktop Entry" is not a known version Error on file "/app/share/applications/barrier.desktop": Failed to validate the created desktop file Error: module barrier: Child process exited with code 1 make: *** [Makefile:8: build] Error 1 ``` `.desktop` file: ```.desktop [Desktop Entry] Type=Application Version=2.1 Name=Barrier Comment=Keyboard and mouse sharing solution Exec=barrier Icon=barrier Terminal=false Categories=Utility; Keywords=keyboard;mouse;sharing;network;share; X-Desktop-File-Install-Version=0.23 ```

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2026-05-05 04:48:18 -06:00

gitea-mirror commented

2026-05-05 04:48:22 -06:00

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@walker0643 commented on GitHub (May 15, 2018):

Oops that's my mistake. I set it to the product version, not the .desktop spec version. I think we can just take that line out, no?

@walker0643 commented on GitHub (May 15, 2018): Oops that's my mistake. I set it to the product version, not the .desktop spec version. I think we can just take that line out, no?

gitea-mirror commented

2026-05-05 04:48:24 -06:00

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@AdrianKoshka commented on GitHub (May 15, 2018):

I'd assume so? I don't edit .desktop files often.

@AdrianKoshka commented on GitHub (May 15, 2018): I'd assume so? I don't edit `.desktop` files often.

gitea-mirror commented

2026-05-05 04:48:27 -06:00

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@walker0643 commented on GitHub (May 16, 2018):