I'm using CachyOS with the KDE Plasma desktop environment, and I'm facing an issue where some applications I install aren't showing up in the application launcher. These apps aren't available in Octopi or the CachyOS package installer either. I'm wondering if there's a fix for this problem or any way to make them appear in the launcher.
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Sometimes the apps you install aren't designed to show up in the application launcher. For instance, if you install a terminal tool like 'yt-dlp', it's meant to be run from the terminal rather than as a standalone app. If you can share the names of the specific packages you installed, that could help us point you in the right direction!
Make sure you check if the apps you installed have installed desktop files. Sometimes, applications don’t include them, which prevents them from appearing in the launcher. You can usually find these files in /usr/share/applications or ~/.local/share/applications. If they’re missing, you might have to create them manually!
The ones I'm most concerned with are Ferdium and Waterfox, thanks!