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Manually deleted menu entries didn't resotore after reinstal aplication

Bug #236070 reported by Bazilio
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kdebase (Ubuntu)
Won't Fix
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Bug Description

Kubuntu 8.04 KDE 3.5.9
Sorry for my english, I'm russian.
I deleted firefox from k-menu. then I deleted firefox by `sudo apt-get remove firefox`. then I installed firefox by `sudo apt-get install firefox`. After that firefox didn't apear in k-menu. Same situation with other applications. I know, that it's not correct way to uninstal application. But if I dont wont to see icon in k-menu, I delete it. If I would like to see it again, I can't automaticaly return it and have to manually create menu entry.

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kko (kko) wrote :

The bug report is valid from a user perspective.

This is, however, due to a design choice of KDE. The changes made are saved to '~/.config/menus/applications-kmenuedit.menu', and reinstalling a package can have no control over this.

From http://docs.kde.org/stable/en/kdebase-runtime/userguide/kde-menu.html :

"Common Pitfalls

Applications not in the menu do not exist with regard to other applications or file associations: If you remove an application from the menu, KDE assumes you don't want to use it.

When applications are unwanted in the menu, either place them in .hidden menu or a dedicated menu with

NoDisplay=true

in the .directory file"

*

As said, from the "design perspective" this bug may be classified as "Invalid", but it does not remove or negate the negative user experience. The best option (from a user perspective) would probably be for 'kmenuedit' to have a separate tickbox for "Hide this menu entry". I do not know if this is done/planned in KDE 4.

Changed in kdebase:
status: New → Confirmed
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Jonathan Thomas (echidnaman) wrote :

This would be best classified as a wishlist for different behavior on KDE's part.

Changed in kdebase:
importance: Undecided → Wishlist
Jonathan Aquilina (eagles051387)
Changed in kdebase:
importance: Undecided → Unknown
status: New → Unknown
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Changed in kdebase:
status: Unknown → New
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In , Jonathan Aquilina (eagles051387) wrote :

Version: (using KDE 4.2.2)
OS: Linux
Installed from: I Don't Know

Kubuntu 8.04 KDE 3.5.9

Sorry for my english, I'm russian.

I deleted firefox from k-menu. then I deleted firefox by `sudo apt-get remove firefox`. then I installed firefox by `sudo apt-get install firefox`. After that firefox didn't apear in k-menu. Same situation with other applications. I know, that it's not correct way to uninstal application. But if I dont wont to see icon in k-menu, I delete it. If I would like to see it again, I can't automaticaly return it and have to manually create menu entry.

this bug can be found at https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/kdebase/+bug/236070

Jonathan Thomas (echidnaman)
Changed in kdebase (Ubuntu):
status: Confirmed → Triaged
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Jonathan Thomas (echidnaman) wrote :

Hello there,

Kubuntu currently does not have the manpower necessary to implement this feature as a distribution, so we are closing this report. Worry not, though, because your wish item is still being tracked by KDE at http://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=191483 . Once KDE implements this feature, we will include it in the Kubuntu release which contains the KDE version the feature was implemented in.

Thanks for understanding, and have a nice day.

Changed in kdebase (Ubuntu):
status: Triaged → Won't Fix
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Changed in kdebase:
importance: Unknown → Wishlist
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In , notuxius (notuxius) wrote :

The app is displaying upon search in KRunner/Kickoff - but there is no app menu entry after removing and installing the app

Plasma: 5.12.3
Apps: 17.12.3
Frameworks: 5.44.0
Qt: 5.10.1
Kernel: 4.14.27-1-MANJARO
OS: Netrunner Rolling

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In , Nate-b (nate-b) wrote :

Cannot reproduce. I guess it got fixed.

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Changed in kde-baseapps:
status: New → Fix Released
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