Creating desktop files
Your Debian package should contain a .desktop file if it's a graphical/X11/GUI application. It makes the application available to at least KDE and Gnome without stuffing everything into the ugly Debian submenu.
Official documentation: http://freedesktop.org/Standards/desktop-entry-spec
Example entry:
[Desktop Entry] Version=1.0 Type=Application Encoding=UTF-8 Name=Cream Comment=Edit text files Comment[de]=Textdateien editieren TryExec=cream Exec=cream %F MimeType=text/plain Categories=Application;Utility;TextEditor; Icon=/usr/share/pixmaps/cream.xpm
Just install that file into
/usr/share/desktop/$PACKAGE.desktop
and don't forget to run
dh_desktop
from your
debian/rules
to make the new menu entry visible for the user.
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