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nagmat84
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 Posted: Wed Jul 03, 2024 5:38 pm Post subject: How to hide deskop entries system-wide per site? |
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I want to hide selected desktop entries from KDE/Plasma for all users on a system-wide level without interfering with the package manager. I thought that *.desktop entries in /usr/share/applications/ take precedence over *.desktop entries in /usr/share/applications/ if the desktop entry has the same ID.
For example, I copied vlc.desktop from /usr/share/applications/ into /usr/share/applications/ and added the key "Hidden". However, VLC still appears in the KDE start menu.
| Code: | # egrep Hidden /usr/share/applications/vlc.desktop /usr/local/share/applications/vlc.desktop
/usr/local/share/applications/vlc.desktop:Hidden=true |
What is my mistake?
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netfab
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Hi,
Here it works fine. Xfce. I guess it depends on your desktop.
I even thought I should have to reload the xfce-panel with the menu, but no : the menu is updating itself.
Also, you should make sure that you don't have the same desktop file in ~/.local/share/applications/. |
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nagmat84
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| netfab wrote: | | Also, you should make sure that you don't have the same desktop file in ~/.local/share/applications/. |
I checked this. This is not the culprit.
| netfab wrote: | | Here it works fine. Xfce. I guess it depends on your desktop. |
Good to know. However, I am looking for a solution that works with KDE/Plasma. |
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Ralphred
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