[tor-bugs] #15672 [Tor Browser]: Provide command line args to register Tor Browser as a Linux desktop app

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#15672: Provide command line args to register Tor Browser as a Linux desktop app
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 Reporter:  mikeperry                            |          Owner:
     Type:  enhancement                          |  mikeperry
 Priority:  normal                               |         Status:  new
Component:  Tor Browser                          |      Milestone:
 Keywords:  tbb-4.5-alpha,                       |        Version:
  TorBrowserTeam201504R                          |  Actual Points:
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 I realized that it might be handy for Linux users to have a way to
 add/remove Tor Browser to their desktop from the command line, so I
 created arguments --register-app and --unregister-app.

 I tested this out on Gnome3 and Unity. It works perfectly on Gnome with
 just the simple copy, but on Unity even the update-desktop-database
 command doesn't manage to fully update the Applications view. You get the
 icon but not the "Tor Browser" text. The only fix for this seems to be
 restarting Unity after local app installation.

 Still, I think providing this is an improvement.

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