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How to switch off a app icon from list
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05-12-2021, 04:44 PM
(05-11-2021, 11:58 PM)pajux Wrote: A better way, which should be persistent across application updates, is to copy the application's .desktop file from /usr/share/applications to $HOME/.local/share/applications/

and add the line:

Quote:Hidden=true

...

I have been doing lots of NoDisplay=true in /usr/share/applications but as you note updates often break my fix - many thanks for the better solution!
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RE: How to switch off a app icon from list - by dukla2000 - 05-12-2021, 04:44 PM

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