Feature Request: Method to repopulate applications menu

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ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux#7601 · opened 2021-01-10 by doublez13 · updated 2021-01-10 · 2 comments · github

Ddoublez13 2021-01-10 github

Your system information

Steam client version (build number or date): 1610075445
Distribution (e.g. Ubuntu): Arch Linux
Opted into Steam client beta?: Yes
Have you checked for system updates?: Yes

Please describe your issue in as much detail as possible:

Maybe there's a method to do this that I'm missing, but I'd like to be able to repopulate the applications/icons directories. For instance, after moving the steam library to a different computer.

It looks like Steam will make application entries for games in ~/.local/share/applications, and icon entries in ~/.local/share/icons/. I would like to be able to recreate these files. Right clicking a game and selecting Add desktop shortcut seems to only create a desktop entry in ~/Desktop. I would be helpful if this button also repopulated the applications and icons directories too.

Kkisak-valve maintainer 2021-01-10 github

Hello @doublez13, I'd expect for Steam to set this up on the first run only. Running steam --reset should tell Steam to re-bootstrap and run as if it's a first run and might do what you're looking for.

Ddoublez13 2021-01-10 github

Just tried. Unfortunately it doesn't recreate the application/icon entries :(

Nothing extracted yet.