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# System prepended metadata

title: dolphin applications menu empty

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# Problem

After upgrading kdeapps on my Gentoo,
when I try to open a file, there's nothing in "open with" list.

## Env

| Distro | DE       |
| ------ | -------- |
| Gentoo | Hyprland |

## Quickfix

`sudo mkdir -p /etc/xdg/menus && sudo vi $_/applications.menu`

```html
<!DOCTYPE Menu PUBLIC "-//freedesktop//DTD Menu 1.0//EN"
  "http://www.freedesktop.org/standards/menu-spec/1.0/menu.dtd">

<Menu>

  <Name>Applications</Name>
  <DefaultAppDirs/>
  <DefaultDirectoryDirs/>
  <DefaultMergeDirs/>
  
  <Include>
    <All/>
  </Include>
  
</Menu>
```

`kbuildsycoca6 --noincremental`

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## reference

>[After upgrade Dolphin no longer detects any programs for opening! #2](https://www.reddit.com/r/kde/comments/1ceqvm5/after_upgrade_dolphin_no_longer_detects_any/)
