Merge ~jbicha/software-properties:no-display into software-properties:ubuntu/master

[Jeremy Bícha]

Don't show "Software & Updates" in app launcher

This .desktop ensures it will still show as a running app.

This fixes long-standing confusion between "Software & Updates" (this app) and Software Updater (update-manager). Software Updater has a Settings button which will launch this app

LP: #1222527

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Seb, I thought you would want to review this proposal.

There is still an "Additional Drivers" top-level launcher in Ubuntu's Activities Overview. I left it here because it does not have the name conflict and it might otherwise be difficult for users to find where that can be configured. See https://github.com/canonical/firmware-updater/issues/262

I expect "Ubuntu Pro" to be handled by the Security Center app so there should be no other reason for people to need to use software-properties-gtk except to configure update settings or add third party sources.

[Nathan Teodosio (nteodosio)]

Update Manager is slow to launch (at least on low-end machines such as
mine), but Software Properties is probably only very occasionally
launched by users, so I think this is a good idea.

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

We are not going to include the new security center by default in Noble, meanwhile we still have documentation referring to software-properties, one example

https://ubuntu.com/pro/tutorial
states
'For Ubuntu Desktop, you can go to “Software & Updates” and open the “Ubuntu Pro” tab.'

If we are going to hide the entry we need first to review which documentation needs to be updated and we should at least talk to the pro PMs to ensure they are fine with the change and that we can get the website documentation updated (maybe giving different advices for different Ubuntu series)

review: Disapprove

Unmerged commits

b909677... by Jeremy Bícha on 2024-02-16

Don't show "Software & Updates" in app launcher

This .desktop ensures it will still show as a running app.

This fixes long-standing confusion between "Software & Updates" (this app)
and Software Updater (update-manager). Software Updater has a Settings
button which will launch this app

LP: #1222527

diff --git a/data/software-properties-gtk.desktop.in b/data/software-properties-gtk.desktop.in
index 5eab1d8..009d5d0 100644
--- a/data/software-properties-gtk.desktop.in
+++ b/data/software-properties-gtk.desktop.in
@@ -13,3 +13,4 @@ X-GNOME-Settings-Panel=software-properties
 X-Unity-Settings-Panel=software-properties
 MimeType=text/x-apt-sources-list;
 X-Ubuntu-Gettext-Domain=software-properties
+NoDisplay=true