Dash is not update if a snap desktop is removed

[Winael]

Hi

I recently install a snap package using the desktop-launcher. I find the app in the results of the dash

Then, I remove the snap. But the app still appears in the Dash results.

I use the command : sudo update-desktop-database

To refresh the result but the app still appears.

According to Didrocks on gitter/snappy-playpen :

Didier Roche
@didrocks
17:07
@Winael try to run sudo update-desktop-database
ah, it doesn't look at the /snap dir, that's maybe the issue

I open this bug report as he asked me

Let me know if you need some more precision

Cheers
Winael

[Didier Roche-Tolomelli (didrocks)]

I can confirm I've seen this sometimes (and the entry sticks in unity app scope memory until next reboot), I didn't find a reproducible pattern though

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

is the .desktop removed from /var/lib/snapd/desktop/applications when you get the issue?

[Winael (vinzjobard)]

Hi Sébastien

When i snap remove the package, the desktop file is removed from
/var/lib/snapd/desktop/applications. But the dash still show it in the
results.

Is there a possibility to simulate the dash through cli ? If yes it could
be easier for me to explain with command

Cheers
Winael

Le ven. 15 juil. 2016 16:31, Sebastien Bacher <email address hidden> a écrit :

> is the .desktop removed from /var/lib/snapd/desktop/applications when
> you get the issue?
>
> ** Changed in: unity (Ubuntu)
> Importance: Undecided => Low
>
> ** Changed in: unity (Ubuntu)
> Status: Confirmed => Incomplete
>
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> Title:
> Dash is not update if a snap desktop is removed
>
> Status in unity package in Ubuntu:
> Incomplete
>
> Bug description:
> Hi
>
> I recently install a snap package using the desktop-launcher. I find
> the app in the results of the dash
>
> Then, I remove the snap. But the app still appears in the Dash
> results.
>
> I use the command : sudo update-desktop-database
>
> To refresh the result but the app still appears.
>
> According to Didrocks on gitter/snappy-playpen :
>
> Didier Roche
> @didrocks
> 17:07
> @Winael try to run sudo update-desktop-database
> ah, it doesn't look at the /snap dir, that's maybe the issue
>
> I open this bug report as he asked me
>
> Let me know if you need some more precision
>
> Cheers
> Winael
>
> To manage notifications about this bug go to:
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity/+bug/1600274/+subscriptions
>

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

hum, weird. I tested here and I can see the .desktop still listed if I search directly but if I clear and try again a few seconds later the dash doesn't list it anymore. Does it go away if you search/clear and try again? How long do you wait between the removal and trying to find it in the dash?

[Winael (vinzjobard)]

Hi Sebastien

Two days ago i wanna use sublimetext after many days without time to work.
I found it into the dash, I click. Nothing happened. I checked my listed
snap. There were no sublime text snap. According to my history I removed it
during my last work session.

So I deduct that the icon will be here until I logout my session

Cheers
Winael

Le mar. 26 juil. 2016 17:30, Sebastien Bacher <email address hidden> a écrit :

> hum, weird. I tested here and I can see the .desktop still listed if I
> search directly but if I clear and try again a few seconds later the
> dash doesn't list it anymore. Does it go away if you search/clear and
> try again? How long do you wait between the removal and trying to find
> it in the dash?
>
> --
> You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug
> report.
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1600274
>
> Title:
> Dash is not update if a snap desktop is removed
>
> Status in unity package in Ubuntu:
> Confirmed
>
> Bug description:
> Hi
>
> I recently install a snap package using the desktop-launcher. I find
> the app in the results of the dash
>
> Then, I remove the snap. But the app still appears in the Dash
> results.
>
> I use the command : sudo update-desktop-database
>
> To refresh the result but the app still appears.
>
> According to Didrocks on gitter/snappy-playpen :
>
> Didier Roche
> @didrocks
> 17:07
> @Winael try to run sudo update-desktop-database
> ah, it doesn't look at the /snap dir, that's maybe the issue
>
> I open this bug report as he asked me
>
> Let me know if you need some more precision
>
> Cheers
> Winael
>
> To manage notifications about this bug go to:
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity/+bug/1600274/+subscriptions
>