local .desktop files after package deinstallation should be removed/modified
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
alacarte (Ubuntu) |
Invalid
|
Wishlist
|
Unassigned | ||
gnome-panel (Ubuntu) |
Invalid
|
Wishlist
|
Ubuntu Desktop Bugs |
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/
package will be installed again (say half a year later) it will remain
invisible, and most probably a user won't remember the fact of using
e.g. alacarte to hide its menu item.
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.
I'm not really sure where this report should go, so again, if it's not valid here, please reject it and suggest where it should be reported.
Changed in apt: | |
importance: | Untriaged → Low |
Thanks for your bug report. Marking it as 'ubuntulove' task.