Bug 505257

Summary:	vivaldi-browser does not appear in list of installed apps
Product:	[Applications] Discover	Reporter:	m.wege
Component:	discover	Assignee:	Plasma Bugs List <plasma-bugs-null>
Status:	RESOLVED DOWNSTREAM
Severity:	normal	CC:	aleixpol, nate
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	6.3.5
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Neon
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
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Description m.wege 2025-06-06 05:34:23 UTC

I have installed the Vivaldi browser via its deb-repository. It however does not appear in discover in the list of installed apps. Neither with search, nor when I scroll through the list of installed apps. If I search in the list of available apps, the deb-version does not appear as well. The snap version can be installed. However, if I search e.g. in the old style packagemanage Synaptic, vivaldi is shown as it should as an installed app.

Repo: https://repo.vivaldi.com/stable/deb/

Comment 1 Nate Graham 2025-06-06 16:45:12 UTC

This means it lacks AppStream metadata and a .desktop file. The former is required for it to appear in Discover, and the latter is required for it to appear in launcher UIs.

This is a bug in the app's packaging; please report the issue to whoever packaged it.