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The problem is that the WSLg layer looks up the *.desktop files in these folders: * /usr/share/applications * /usr/local/share/applications * /var/lib/snapd/desktop/applications * /var/lib/flatpak/exports/share/applications None of which exists in NixOS by default. This adds a symlink to per-user profile for the default WSL user. With the symlinks in place WSLg can find *.desktop files and show up GUI apps in Windows Start menu. Symlinking icons also makes sure correct icons appear for the Start menu entries and running apps. This resolves nix-community#362
Co-authored-by: Sandro <[email protected]>
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@SuperSandro2000 you're right, that implementation actually solves this problem even though it's still broken for me. But I think I know why and will submit separate PR to fix it. Edit: #368 |
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The problem is that the WSLg layer looks up the *.desktop files in these folders:
None of which exists in NixOS by default.
This adds a symlink to per-user profile for the default WSL user. With the symlinks in place WSLg can find *.desktop files and show up GUI apps in Windows Start menu.
Symlinking icons also makes sure correct icons appear for the Start menu entries and running apps.
This resolves #362
Note that AFAIK the WSLg applications folder discovery happens just after start of the WSL distribution, so this might require WSL restart after this has been applied for WSLg to pick up the folders/apps.