One Hundred Papercuts

Removing a webapp package doesn't remove its shortcut from the dash

Bug #1161423 reported by Alberto Salvia Novella on 2013-03-28

This bug affects 4 people

	Status	Importance	Assigned to
One Hundred Papercuts	Triaged	Low	Unassigned
Unity	Triaged	Low	Unassigned
unity (Ubuntu)	Triaged	Low	Unassigned

Bug Description

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STEPS TO REPRODUCE
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1. Write into the Terminal "sudo apt-get install unity-webapps-gmail -y"
2. Write into the Terminal "sudo apt-get remove unity-webapps-gmail -y"
3. Press the "Super" key and type "gmail"

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BEHAVIOUR
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- EXPECTED: The webapp not to be available.
- REAL: The webapp is still available.

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WORK-AROUND
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- Manually remove the app from "~/.local/share/applications" and "~/.icons".

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RELEVANT DETAILS
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- It affect any webapp.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
Package: unity 6.12.0daily13.03.25.1-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-15.25-generic 3.8.4
Uname: Linux 3.8.0-15-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu5
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
Date: Thu Mar 28 15:18:01 2013
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-03-23 (4 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Alpha amd64 (20130323)
MarkForUpload: True
ProcEnviron:
PATH=(custom, no user)
XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
LANG=es_ES.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: unity
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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Alberto Salvia Novella (es20490446e) wrote on 2013-03-28:

Dependencies.txt Edit (24.0 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
GconfCompiz.txt Edit (43.3 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")

Changed in hundredpapercuts:
assignee:	nobody → Paper Cuts Ninja (papercuts-ninja)

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Yoshee (yoshee) wrote on 2013-04-02:

I tried to reproduce it, but it didn't affect me (up-to-date ubuntu 13.04)

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Ghislain Vaillant (ghisvail) wrote on 2013-04-03:

Same here.

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dobey (dobey) wrote on 2013-04-05:

Removed software-center from affects list as it has nothing to do with this. Marked as incomplete as 2 people have stated it works as expected.

If you've got the .desktop file for the app in ~/.local/share/icons/ then it was not added there by a package. But was added by selecting to add the integration when visiting the site in Firefox or Chromium. Packages should not and cannot touch files in user directories, only system files. You will need to remove any per-user configuration on your own.

no longer affects:	software-center
summary:	- Removing a webapp from the software center doesn't remove its shortcut - from the dash + Removing a webapp package doesn't remove its shortcut from the dash
Changed in unity (Ubuntu):
status:	New → Incomplete
Changed in hundredpapercuts:
status:	New → Incomplete

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Alberto Salvia Novella (es20490446e) wrote on 2013-04-12:

Please, set bug priority to "Wishlist" as removing webapps from a GUI is a feature that should be there. Then change bug status to "new".

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Robert Bruce Park (robru) wrote on 2013-04-12:

So, I just did this:

sudo apt-get remove unity-webapps-gmail -y

and the gmail icon remained in my launcher, even after closing the gmail tab it was still there. I don't think this is related to icon files that live in ~/.local/share/icons, because you need more than just a PNG for an icon to appear in the launcher (I think you need at least a .desktop file, maybe more, not sure).

I am also using the latest raring.

Changed in hundredpapercuts:
importance:	Undecided → Wishlist
Changed in unity (Ubuntu):
importance:	Undecided → Wishlist
Changed in hundredpapercuts:
status:	Incomplete → Confirmed
Changed in unity (Ubuntu):
status:	Incomplete → Confirmed

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Mondane (mondane-woodworker) wrote on 2013-04-30:

I added launchpad integration via firefox, after removing it using the software center, it seemed to work. Now, after a reboot, the icon still remains in the launcher and shows up in the dash.

Running Raring Ringtail (13.04).

Adolfo Jayme Barrientos (fitojb) on 2013-05-01

Changed in unity (Ubuntu):
importance:	Wishlist → Low

Alberto Salvia Novella (es20490446e) on 2013-05-02

Changed in hundredpapercuts:
importance:	Wishlist → Undecided

Alberto Salvia Novella (es20490446e) on 2013-05-14

Changed in unity (Ubuntu):
status:	Confirmed → Triaged
Changed in hundredpapercuts:
status:	Confirmed → Triaged
importance:	Undecided → Low

Alberto Salvia Novella (es20490446e) on 2014-05-24

Changed in hundredpapercuts:
assignee:	Papercuts Ninjas (papercuts-ninja) → nobody

Marco Trevisan (Treviño) (3v1n0) on 2014-07-24

Changed in unity:
importance:	Undecided → Low
status:	New → Triaged

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Arthur Blair (adblair) wrote on 2014-08-02:

Corresponding entries in indicator menus also remain after webapps are uninstalled. For example, after uninstalling unity-webapps-facebookmessenger, a "Facebook Messenger" entry (with a broken icon) remains in the messaging menu.

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