Contacts app not showing in Applications

Question

I installed the "Contacts" app in the AppCenter and it does not appear in the Applications list (slingshot). How do I run it?

Answer 1

Open terminal and paste

sudo nano /usr/share/applications/org.gnome.Contacts.desktop

Look for

OnlyShowIn=GNOME;Unity

and add Pantheon after Unity

OnlyShowIn=GNOME;Unity;Pantheon;

Then click ctrl+x and then y and Enter to save it.

Now search for contacts in Slingshot.

Answer 2

There are two contacts apps currently in AppCenter, but if you mean the one with the brown icon, just run:

gnome-contacts

(Full path is /usr/bin/gnome-contacts.) The easiest way to add a Applications menu (called Slingshot) item is likely MenuLibre.