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quangtruong1985
Asked: 2012-05-18 00:29:55 +0800 CST

How to remove an icon from Unity Dash?

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I installed DbVisualize in Ubuntu 12.04. Now I don't want to use it anymore, so I deleted the folder "DBVisualizer" in my Home folder. Problem is I can still see the icon in the Dash.

How could I remove it completely from my system (for other apps too)?

unity unity-dash

3 Answers

  1. Best Answer

    Dash picks up its entries from .desktop files placed in /usr/share/applications and ~/.local/share/applications.

    Deleting the .desktop file corresponding to your program should remove its entry from Dash.

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  2. I had the same issue, this seems to be quite a common problem. Ubuntu should include a MENU editor by default.

    First I uninstalled the application, then I deleted all references from the following folder:

    /usr/share/applications
/usr/local/share/applications
~/.local/share/applications

    Rebooted....but never resolved my issue.

    So installed this MENU editor:

    sudo add-apt-repository ppa:caldas-lopes/ppa
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install ezame

    and delete unwanted icons.

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  3. Actually, you should delete programs through Synaptic or Software center, but not simple by deleting the application folder. Also, you can delete the application icon from the unity dashboard by right-clicking it and than clicking on the "Unlock from Launcher".

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