local .desktop files after package deinstallation should be removed/modified
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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alacarte (Ubuntu) |
Invalid
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Undecided
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Travis Watkins |
Bug Description
When a user modifies her menu and sets an item as invisible, a .desktop file for this item is created. When she decides to remove the package ~/.local/
I guess that we should try to remove all .desktop files when removing a package, or at least check if it has been hidden or not (I know it sounds trivial, but not necessarily is trivial).
I was also wondering if it has any impact on the menu behavior, i mean how much time does it take to parse these unused files when opening a menu.
If you think it should be reported elsewhere (apt/dpkg) please set it as invalid and let me know :).
You asked for it. ;) Seriously though, alacarte has no idea whether or not a package exists, this should happen at another level.