How to delete a .desktop entry for an app if it remains after uninstallation?

I installed vim editor, but after a day using it I didn't like it, so I used the terminal command sudo apt remove vim and the software was uninstalled.

But the icon for vim is still there in the launcher. When I click it, there are problems. I'm having the same issue with "Netbeans IDE" even though I believe I uninstalled the software properly.

1 Answer

Try these commands:

1. sudo apt autoremove vim
2. sudo apt autoremove
3. sudo apt autoclean Then do a reboot.