RPM Installer Creates Linux Desktop Entry Files in /share/applications/ (Doc ID 2993703.1)

Last updated on FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Applies to:

Java SE JDK and JRE - Version 8 and later
Linux x86-64

RPM installer creates following desktop entry files in "/share/applications/" instead of "/usr/share/applications/".

This problem occurs in the following versions of Java8

It also occurs in Java 11 and 17.

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