Index: setup.py
--- setup.py.orig
+++ setup.py
@@ -79,8 +79,7 @@ if sys.platform == "darwin": # For py2app.
 else:
     base_path = os.path.join(sys.exec_prefix, "lib", "python" + sys.version[:3],
                              "site-packages","mnemosyne")
-    data_files = [(os.path.join(sys.exec_prefix, "share", "applications"), ["mnemosyne.desktop"]),
-                  (os.path.join(sys.exec_prefix, "share", "icons"), ["pixmaps/mnemosyne.png"])]
+    data_files = []
 
 # Translations.
 if sys.platform != "win32":
