#750·psst

Debian amd64 .deb package application missing in app menu (psst.desktop Exec mismatch)

Author: coolmankijhlCreated Jul 22, 2026Updated Jul 22, 2026
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Describe the bug When installing the psst-amd64.deb package, Psst does not appear as a launchable launcher icon in the application menu.

To Reproduce Just install psst-amd64.deb using dpkg -i, search for Psst in your application menu; it will not appear.

Problem The psst.desktop included in the package points to psst-gui, but the binary is installed as psst. Because TryExec=psst-gui fails, the app never appears on the UI.

bash
beert@beert:~$ which psst
/usr/bin/psst
beert@beert:~$ cat /usr/share/applications/psst.desktop | grep Exec
TryExec=psst-gui
Exec=psst-gui %U

Solution Navigate to and edit /usr/share/applications/psst.desktop Locate:

TryExec=psst-gui
Exec=psst-gui %U

And change to:

TryExec=psst
Exec=psst %U

In my case psst.desktop was marked as read-only, so I just used sudo to edit it. It should now appear in your application menu as "Psst" now.

Environment

  • OS: Ubuntu
  • Version: 24.04.4 LTS