diff --git a/containment.metadata.desktop.template b/containment.metadata.desktop.template
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+[Desktop Entry]
+Encoding=UTF-8
+_Name=Latte
+_Comment=Containment provided for the Latte Dock
+
+Type=Service
+Keywords=
+NoDisplay=true
+
+X-KDE-PluginInfo-Author=@AUTHOR@
+X-KDE-PluginInfo-Email=@EMAIL@
+X-KDE-PluginInfo-Name=org.kde.latte.containment
+X-KDE-PluginInfo-Version=@VERSION@
+X-KDE-PluginInfo-Website=@WEBSITE@
+X-KDE-PluginInfo-Category=
+X-KDE-PluginInfo-Depends=
+X-KDE-PluginInfo-License=GPL
+X-KDE-PluginInfo-EnabledByDefault=true
+X-KDE-ServiceTypes=Plasma/Applet,Plasma/Containment
+X-Plasma-API=declarativeappletscript
+X-Plasma-MainScript=ui/main.qml
+X-Plasma-ContainmentType=Panel 
diff --git a/plasmoid.metadata.desktop.template b/plasmoid.metadata.desktop.template
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+[Desktop Entry]
+_Name=Latte Plasmoid
+_Comment=Plasmoid from the Latte Dock
+
+
+Type=Service
+Icon=latte-dock
+X-KDE-ServiceTypes=Plasma/Applet
+X-Plasma-API=declarativeappletscript
+X-Plasma-MainScript=ui/main.qml
+X-Plasma-Provides=org.kde.plasma.multitasking
+X-KDE-PluginInfo-Author=@AUTHOR@
+X-KDE-PluginInfo-Email=@EMAIL@
+X-KDE-PluginInfo-Name=org.kde.latte.plasmoid
+X-KDE-PluginInfo-Version=@VERSION@
+X-KDE-PluginInfo-Website=@WEBSITE@
+X-KDE-PluginInfo-Category=Windows and Tasks
+X-KDE-PluginInfo-Depends=
+X-KDE-PluginInfo-License=GPL v2+
+X-KDE-PluginInfo-EnabledByDefault=true
+
+
+
diff --git a/shell.metadata.desktop.template b/shell.metadata.desktop.template
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index 000000000..2b5e85107
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+++ b/shell.metadata.desktop.template
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+[Desktop Entry]
+Encoding=UTF-8
+_Name=Latte Shell
+_Comment=Shell provided for the Latte Dock
+
+Keywords=shell
+Type=Service
+
+X-KDE-ServiceTypes=Plasma/Shell
+X-KDE-ParentApp=latte-dock
+X-KDE-PluginInfo-Author=@AUTHOR@
+X-KDE-PluginInfo-Email=@EMAIL@
+X-KDE-PluginInfo-License=GPLv3+
+X-KDE-PluginInfo-Name=org.kde.latte.shell
+X-KDE-PluginInfo-Version=@VERSION@
+X-KDE-PluginInfo-Website=@WEBSITE@