After rebooting into 18.10 this morning this seemed to work. I will assume it is fixed, close the bug and re-open it if necessary.
** Changed in: gnome-shell (Ubuntu) Status: New => Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-shell in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1723045 Title: GNOME Terminal does not get into GNOME Shell's frequently used list Status in gnome-shell package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Bug description: I use GNOME Terminal frequently. I tend (at least since I upgraded) to start it from GNOME Shell's dash, using the "all applications" category. For some reason it never makes it to the frequently used list. If it is of interest: $ grep terminal .local/share/gnome-shell/application_state <application id="gnome-terminal.desktop" open-window-count="0" score="0" last-seen="0"/> I wonder whether the fact that my desktop is mainly Russian localised (the main folder names are in English) is related, but my guess is that it is not. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.10 Package: gnome-shell 3.26.1-0ubuntu2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-15.16-generic 4.13.4 Uname: Linux 4.13.0-15-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.7-0ubuntu2 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Thu Oct 12 11:12:37 2017 DisplayManager: gdm3 GsettingsChanges: b'org.gnome.shell' b'favorite-apps' b"['ubiquity.desktop', 'org.gnome.Nautilus.desktop', 'firefox.desktop', 'libreoffice-writer.desktop', 'libreoffice-calc.desktop', 'libreoffice-impress.desktop', 'org.gnome.Software.desktop', 'gnome-control-center.desktop']" b'org.gnome.desktop.interface' b'gtk-im-module' b"'gtk-im-context-simple'" InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-05-31 (498 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 15.10 "Wily Werewolf" - Release amd64 (20151021) SourcePackage: gnome-shell UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to artful on 2017-10-05 (7 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-shell/+bug/1723045/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp