After upgrading to the new plasma 5.9, Krunner and application launcher unable to find a number of applications. For example, when I type `system` or `system setting` in the search dialog, system setting does not pop up. However, system setting is in the applications menu and launching from terminal also works. Moreover, I can confirm the `.destop` files are also intact in the `/usr/share/applications` directory. Initially I got very frustrated because I mainly search the app when I want to run it. Recently I investigated a bit more into the issue and took a closer look at the folder these `.desktop` files belong. It turns out that all applications that are unsearchable in the launcher or krunner have more than one `.desktop` files in the `\usr\share\applications` directory. For example, the system setting application can be launched from both `kdesystemsettings.desktop' file and 'systemsettings.desktop' file, i.e., both point to the same thing application if you take a look at the `Exec=balabalabla` part. Now, if I delete one of them, the issue goes away. Okular also exhibit similar issues, there are quite a few of `.desktop` files with different file names pointing to the same app. Since I only encountered this in plasma 5.9 and have never really looked at the directory as carefully, I am not sure whether the bug belongs to Krunner or the fact that there are multiple `.desktop` files pointing to the same application in the `/usr/share/applications` directory is itself a bug. Just want to point it out there since it was really a quite frustrating bug :) Feel free to rebrand this bug as I am not entirely sure which part of KDE it belongs.
More issues occurred related to search. I installed Amarok today, but this app is again unsearchable but executable from terminal. I noted that the `.desktop` file is installed in `/usr/share/applications/kde4` instead of `/usr/share/applications/`. By moving the `.desktop` file to the parent directory of `kde4` solves the problem. Not sure why that happened, maybe it has to do with my distribution Arch Linux. But maybe it is an issue.
Sounds like this was a downstream issue in Arch. I've tested with krunner and I cannot replicate the issues currently. Can you please test and confirm if this issue is still occurring or if this bug report can be marked as resolved. I've set the bug status to "needsinfo" pending your response, please change back to "reported" or "resolved" when you respond, thanks.
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This bug has been in NEEDSINFO status with no change for at least 30 days. The bug is now closed as RESOLVED > WORKSFORME due to lack of needed information. For more information about our bug triaging procedures please read the wiki located here: https://community.kde.org/Guidelines_and_HOWTOs/Bug_triaging Thank you for helping us make KDE software even better for everyone!