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Asked: 2024-02-18 00:21:15 +0800 CST

How to hide desktop from Ubuntu Desktop Applications UI

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I found the following link for changing file types application:

https://superuser.com/questions/21626/ubuntu-change-the-default-program-used-to-open-a-type-of-file

Here is the command for associating the file type "application/pdf" with the "kde-kpdf.desktop" :

$xdg-mime query default application/pdf
AdobeReader.desktop
$xdg-mime default kde-kpdf.desktop application/pdf
$xdg-mime query default application/pdf
kde-kpdf.desktop

I just want to double-click the "*.pdf" and then open with "kde-kpdf.desktop",

but I want to hide the "kde-kpdf.desktop" from the Ubuntu desktop applications list as shown below (I downloaded the image from Internet, it doesn't contain the kde-kpdf.desktop icon in it):

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Is it possible for hiding the specified *.desktop file from Ubuntu Applications List UI? How to hide the desktop but still allowing double-click the file-type to open with that application?

bash

2 Answers

  1. Best Answer

    LOCATING .desktop FILE:

    Most of the time the .desktop file for the application you want to hide from the app grid is located in /usr/share/applications, however, if it is not there run

    $find / -name "*application_name*.desktop" 2>/dev/null

    to locate the desired desktop file. Here replace application_name with the keyword that would specify your application. In this case it would be

    $find / -name "*kde-kpdf*.desktop" 2>/dev/null

    The 2>/dev/null part just redirects stderr (2) into the /dev/null file thereby removing permission errors from your console and deleting them.

    CHANGING .desktop FILE TO REMOVE ICON FROM APPLICATION GRID:

    Edit the app.desktop file with the text editor of choice and add the line NoDisplay=true under the [Desktop Entry] line.

    This will remove the application icon from the app grid, but will keep an option to open files with this application. To completely hide your application replace the NoDisplay=true line with Hidden=true.

    In case the application is not removed from grid reight away reboot your system.

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  2. Thereis a key for desktop files to hide from menu.

    cp the desktop file to $HOME/.local/share/applications/ and add

    NoDisplay=true

    This way I hide all wine desktop files; except for the games of course.

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