diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 01c9cfb28..cafffff21 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ nbproject
 FreeCol.log
 FreeCol*.jar
 src/*.MF
-build/
+build/installer/
 doc/specification_*.html
 dist/
 a/
diff --git a/build/unixShortcutSpec.xml b/build/unixShortcutSpec.xml
index 2f2cb8588..865be9aeb 100644
--- a/build/unixShortcutSpec.xml
+++ b/build/unixShortcutSpec.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
               type="Application"
               commandLine="--windowed"
               workingDirectory="$INSTALL_PATH"
-              categories="Application;Game;StrategyGame"
               description="A turn-based strategy game based on 'Sid Meier's Colonization'."
               iconFile="$INSTALL_PATH/freecol.xpm"
               iconIndex="0"