Lintian tag: desktop-entry-unknown-type

Type: warning

Description (from lintian-explain-tags)

This desktop entry uses a Type that is not among the currently recognized
values of Application, Link or Directory.

Implementations normally ignore unknown values but this condition is
probably not intended.

The values are case-sensitive.

The desktop-file-validate tool in the desktop-file-utils package may be
useful when checking the syntax of desktop entries.

Please refer to
https://specifications.freedesktop.org/desktop-entry-spec/latest/ar01s06.html
for details.

Visibility: warning
Show-Always: no
Check: menu-format

Affected packages

source version binary level tag count information
e17 0.27.1-2 enlightenment-data/0.27.1-2 warning desktop-entry-unknown-type 1 XSession [usr/share/xsessions/enlightenment.desktop]
flwm 1.02+git2015.10.03+7dbb30-7 flwm/1.02+git2015.10.03+7dbb30-7+b1 warning desktop-entry-unknown-type 5 XSession [usr/share/xsessions/flwm.desktop]
flwm 1.02+git2015.10.03+7dbb30-7 flwm/1.02+git2015.10.03+7dbb30-7+b2 warning desktop-entry-unknown-type 2 XSession [usr/share/xsessions/flwm.desktop]
flwm 1.02+git2015.10.03+7dbb30-7 flwm/1.02+git2015.10.03+7dbb30-7+b3 warning desktop-entry-unknown-type 1 XSession [usr/share/xsessions/flwm.desktop]
gearhead2 0.701-3 gearhead2/0.701-3 warning desktop-entry-unknown-type 5 application [usr/share/applications/gearhead2.desktop]
gearhead2 0.701-3 gearhead2-sdl/0.701-3 warning desktop-entry-unknown-type 5 application [usr/share/applications/gearhead2-sdl.desktop]
i3-wm 4.25.1-1 i3-wm/4.25.1-1 warning desktop-entry-unknown-type 8 XSession [usr/share/xsessions/i3.desktop]
kded 5.116.0-1 kded5/5.116.0-1 warning desktop-entry-unknown-type 6 Service [usr/share/applications/org.kde.kded5.desktop]
kded 5.116.0-1 kded5/5.116.0-1+b1 warning desktop-entry-unknown-type 2 Service [usr/share/applications/org.kde.kded5.desktop]
kf6-kded 6.23.0-1 kded6/6.23.0-1 overridden desktop-entry-unknown-type 8 Service [usr/share/applications/org.kde.kded6.desktop]
matchbox-panel 0.9.3+git20100816-4 matchbox-panel/0.9.3+git20100816-4 warning desktop-entry-unknown-type 8 PanelApp [usr/share/applications/mb-applet-menu-launcher.desktop]
matchbox-panel 0.9.3+git20100816-4 matchbox-panel/0.9.3+git20100816-4 warning desktop-entry-unknown-type 8 PanelApp [usr/share/applications/mb-applet-clock.desktop]
matchbox-panel 0.9.3+git20100816-4 matchbox-panel/0.9.3+git20100816-4 warning desktop-entry-unknown-type 8 PanelApp [usr/share/applications/mb-applet-wireless.desktop]
matchbox-panel 0.9.3+git20100816-4 matchbox-panel/0.9.3+git20100816-4 warning desktop-entry-unknown-type 8 PanelApp [usr/share/applications/mb-applet-battery.desktop]
matchbox-panel 0.9.3+git20100816-4 matchbox-panel/0.9.3+git20100816-4 warning desktop-entry-unknown-type 8 PanelApp [usr/share/applications/mb-applet-system-monitor.desktop]
plasma-workspace 4:6.6.4-1 plasma-workspace/4:6.6.4-1 overridden desktop-entry-unknown-type 8 XSession [usr/share/xsessions/plasmax11.desktop]
subtle 0.11.3224-xi-4 subtle/0.11.3224-xi-4 warning desktop-entry-unknown-type 8 XSession [usr/share/xsessions/subtle.desktop]
twm 1:1.0.10-1 twm/1:1.0.10-1+b1 warning desktop-entry-unknown-type 6 XSession [usr/share/xsessions/twm.desktop]
twm 1:1.0.10-1 twm/1:1.0.10-1+b3 warning desktop-entry-unknown-type 1 XSession [usr/share/xsessions/twm.desktop]
twm 1:1.0.10-1 twm/1:1.0.10-1+b4 warning desktop-entry-unknown-type 1 XSession [usr/share/xsessions/twm.desktop]
xmonad 0.18.0-1 xmonad/0.18.0-1+b2 warning desktop-entry-unknown-type 8 XSession [usr/share/xsessions/xmonad.desktop]