Difference between /usr/share/gnome/apps and /usr/share/applications?

[MDesigner]

What's the difference between these two directories? Where are you supposed to put links that you want present for all users? /usr/share/applications works fine.. but I noticed that some .tgz slackpacks put their .desktop files in /usr/share/gnome/apps.

[sharth]

I personally don't know, but I'd imagine that all des should use /usr/share/applications and only gnome should use /usr/share/gnome/apps.

[TheFr00n]

I think you're right.
The fact that stuff is in /usr/share means that most everyone can at least read it. Gnome just have their own folder inside of /usr/share. Cos they're special :D

[MDesigner]

The only difference I can see:

When you put .desktop files in /usr/share/gnome/apps, it takes a restart of gnome-session before you see it, whereas putting something in /usr/share/applications shows up right away.

However, a few slackpacks seem to put their .desktop files in /usr/share/gnome/apps, so I'll go that route.. :)