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!
2 Answers
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
If you're command-line challenged, you could:
- Position the cursor over the unwanted icon.
- Hold down the Right mouse button. This will bring up a menu.
- Scroll down to "
Move to Trash", and release the mouse button.
