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Lucy C
Asked: 2018-12-01 11:18:49 +0800 CST

How to remove icon of uninstalled app?

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I'm using Ubuntu 18.04.1, the other day I installed Ark from the Ubuntu Software app but ended up uninstalling it after a couple minutes because it wasn't working well.

Recently I noticed that the icon is still there so now I'm wondering how to remove it. Thanks in advance!

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2 Answers

  1. the standard places where *.desktop-Files are stored are:

    /usr/share/applications/ and

    ~/.local/share/applications/

    To check if there is an ark in these folders I'd in a Terminal (Ctrl+Alt+t) do a:

    ls -la /usr/share/applications/ | grep -i 'ark' and

    ls -la ~/.local/share/applications/ | grep -i 'ark'

    if so I'd delete it with sudo rm <pathtofile>/<*.desktop-file>, sudo is not necessary when deleting the file in your home folder.

    Afterwards, or even if there is no arc*.desktop-File I'd do a forced update to my menu via:

    sudo xdg-desktop-menu forceupdate --mode system

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  2. If you're command-line challenged, you could:

    1. Position the cursor over the unwanted icon.
    2. Hold down the Right mouse button. This will bring up a menu.
    3. Scroll down to "Move to Trash", and release the mouse button.
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