It looks like it was these two changes that fixed it. diff -Nru gedit-3.18.3/data/org.gnome.gedit.desktop.in gedit-3.20.2/data/org.gnome.gedit.desktop.in --- gedit-3.18.3/data/org.gnome.gedit.desktop.in 2016-01-14 10:20:24.000000000 +0000 +++ gedit-3.20.2/data/org.gnome.gedit.desktop.in 2016-05-08 09:44:51.000000000 +0000 @@ -1,21 +1,20 @@ [Desktop Entry] -_Name=gedit -_GenericName=Text Editor +_Name=Text Editor
diff -Nru gedit-3.18.3/data/org.gnome.gedit.desktop.in.in gedit-3.20.2/data/org.gnome.gedit.desktop.in.in --- gedit-3.18.3/data/org.gnome.gedit.desktop.in.in 2016-01-14 09:48:09.000000000 +0000 +++ gedit-3.20.2/data/org.gnome.gedit.desktop.in.in 2016-04-23 14:25:53.000000000 +0000 @@ -1,13 +1,12 @@ [Desktop Entry] -_Name=gedit -_GenericName=Text Editor +_Name=Text Editor -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gedit in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1437395 Title: gedit should display as Text Editor in Default Applications To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gedit/+bug/1437395/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs