Hmmm...
Can you check /opt folder?
Check if there is a /usr/share/freecad folder...
Have you rebooted since then?
It's not in either. I also rebooted. LOL. Still in the menu. Grrr.... If only I do use CAD software. LOL.
Use search function to search my /Home and got this result only.
One thing I don't like about the Software Store- it leaves a lot of bloat behind.
With Synaptic, you can remove all that.
You can safely (manually) delete all those Freecad folders / files if you want to.
For something to show up in the app menu, there must be a .desktop file associated with it. These are stored in /usr/share/applications/ or ~/.local/share/applications normally.
There can be a link elsewhere if the installer for the program includes one...
I'd rather not install freecad using Software to test this if I can avoid it. The one in software is a rather old version in the Ubuntu main Universe Repository.
Can you please run in terminal:
flatpak list
and
snap list
and relay the output of each here? Just to be sure.
kevin@keevie-XPS-13-9343:~$ flatpak list Name Application ID Version Branch Origin Installation Barrier ….github.debauchee.barrier 2.3.3 stable flathub system Foliate …thub.johnfactotum.Foliate 2.6.3 stable flathub system Minder …m.github.phase1geo.minder 1.13.1 stable flathub system Xournal++ …ithub.xournalpp.xournalpp 1.1.0 stable flathub system Blanket com.rafaelmardojai.Blanket 0.4.1 stable flathub system Synology Drive com.synology.SynologyDrive 3.0.1 stable flathub system Steam com.valvesoftware.Steam 1.0.0.71 stable flathub system HomeBank fr.free.Homebank stable flathub system HandBrake fr.handbrake.ghb 1.4.1 stable flathub system Kooha io.github.seadve.Kooha 1.2.1 stable flathub system Color Picker nl.hjdskes.gcolor3 2.4.0 stable flathub system darktable org.darktable.Darktable 3.6.0 stable flathub system TAP-plugins …op.LinuxAudio.Plugins.TAP 1.0.1 20.08 flathub system SWH …op.LinuxAudio.Plugins.swh 0.4.17 20.08 flathub system Freedesktop Pl… org.freedesktop.Platform 20.08.15 20.08 flathub system Freedesktop Pl… org.freedesktop.Platform 21.08.2 21.08 flathub system i386 …ktop.Platform.Compat.i386 21.08 flathub system Mesa …sktop.Platform.GL.default 21.1.7 20.08 flathub system Mesa …sktop.Platform.GL.default 21.2.1 21.08 flathub system default …top.Platform.GL32.default 21.08 flathub system Intel …ktop.Platform.VAAPI.Intel 20.08 flathub system Intel …ktop.Platform.VAAPI.Intel 21.08 flathub system ffmpeg-full …ktop.Platform.ffmpeg-full 20.08 flathub system ffmpeg-full …ktop.Platform.ffmpeg-full 21.08 flathub system openh264 …desktop.Platform.openh264 2.1.0 2.0 flathub system Freedesktop SDK org.freedesktop.Sdk 20.08.15 20.08 flathub system Feeds org.gabmus.gfeeds 0.16.2 stable flathub system Break Timer org.gnome.BreakTimer 2.0.3 stable flathub system GNOME Network … org.gnome.NetworkDisplays 0.90.4 stable flathub system Password Safe org.gnome.PasswordSafe 5.0 stable flathub system GNOME Applicat… org.gnome.Platform 3.38 flathub system GNOME Applicat… org.gnome.Platform 40 flathub system ZorinBlue-Dark ….Gtk3theme.ZorinBlue-Dark 3.22 zorinos system ZorinBlue-Light …Gtk3theme.ZorinBlue-Light 3.22 zorinos system ZorinGreen-Dark …Gtk3theme.ZorinGreen-Dark 3.22 zorinos system ZorinGreen-Lig… …tk3theme.ZorinGreen-Light 3.22 zorinos system ZorinGrey-Dark ….Gtk3theme.ZorinGrey-Dark 3.22 zorinos system ZorinGrey-Light …Gtk3theme.ZorinGrey-Light 3.22 zorinos system ZorinOrange-Da… …tk3theme.ZorinOrange-Dark 3.22 zorinos system ZorinOrange-Li… …k3theme.ZorinOrange-Light 3.22 zorinos system ZorinPurple-Da… …tk3theme.ZorinPurple-Dark 3.22 zorinos system ZorinPurple-Li… …k3theme.ZorinPurple-Light 3.22 zorinos system ZorinRed-Dark …k.Gtk3theme.ZorinRed-Dark 3.22 zorinos system ZorinRed-Light ….Gtk3theme.ZorinRed-Light 3.22 zorinos system Adwaita theme org.kde.KStyle.Adwaita 5.15 flathub system KDE Applicatio… org.kde.Platform 5.15 flathub system QGnomePlatform …tformTheme.QGnomePlatform 5.15 flathub system QtSNI …g.kde.PlatformTheme.QtSNI 5.15 flathub system QGnomePlatform… …QGnomePlatform-decoration 5.15 flathub system Krita org.kde.krita 4.4.7 stable flathub system Telegram Deskt… org.telegram.desktop 3.0.1 stable flathub system
kevin@keevie-XPS-13-9343:~$ snap list Name Version Rev Tracking Publisher Notes 1password 8.2.1 61 latest/stable 1password✓ - brave 1.29.79 128 latest/stable brave - chromium-ffmpeg 0.1 23 latest/stable canonical✓ - core 16-2.51.4 11606 latest/stable canonical✓ core core18 20210722 2128 latest/stable canonical✓ base ffmpeg 4.3.1 1286 latest/stable snapcrafters - gnome-3-28-1804 3.28.0-19-g98f9e67.98f9e67 161 latest/stable canonical✓ - gtk-common-themes 0.1-52-gb92ac40 1515 latest/stable canonical✓ - snapd 2.51.4 12883 latest/stable canonical✓ snapd
I actually did try reinstalling and uninstalling FreeCAD a few times trying to get rid of the damn shortcut. LOL Didn't work.
Strange...
Can you install deborphan:
sudo apt install deborphan
Once installed, enter in terminal:
deborphan
It will produce a list; can you relay that list here?
You can run
sudo deborphan | xargs sudo apt-get -y remove --purge
To remove the orphaned packages.
Also the link Bourne posted suggests:
sudo find / -iname freecad.desktop -print
Odd. It's not running. Nothing generates.
If you enter it and there is no output and the terminal just makes a new $ line, then that means that there was no output.
Try the other line:
sudo find / -iname freecad.desktop -print
Only got this thick blinking thingy and then:
kevin@keevie-XPS-13-9343:~$ sudo find / -iname freecad.desktop -print [sudo] password for kevin: find: ‘/run/user/1000/doc’: Permission denied find: ‘/run/user/1000/gvfs’: Permission denied kevin@keevie-XPS-13-9343:~$
That means none found.
I'm stumped.
As far as I understand how apps are shown in the app menu - this should not happen.
The only way I can see to get rid of the annoyance at this point is to use Alacarte to uncheck the entry for Freecad.
But, it's only cosmetic and not a true removal, right?
Well, you already removed the program. There's just something that is still telling you it is there.
So I mean, it's a near true removal.
Uhh...
If you click on the Freecad Icon in the app menu - it does fail to launch, right?
Yeh. Spinning thingy for maybe 10 seconds thn nothing loads.
I just installed it and shows this command path.
Well that shows it's a flatpak!
Yeah use Alacarte to uncheck the entry - problem solved. LOL
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Yay. I don't see it anymore.
Hopefully someone can figure out the bug and get this fixed. LOL.
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I already gave up on Snap and Flatpak quite some time ago for very the reason you've just experienced. I now make it a habit to install apps in Terminal or Synaptic to dodge Snap/Flatpak traps.
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I just noticed the "Main Menu" shortcut in the menu. Was it always there or after installing menulibre? There's options to add or remove shortcuts there. LOL
Comes with Zorin OS.
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I guess, I didn't have to search go thru all the fuss in the first place. LOL.
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I forgot about the "remove entry" option it has, too.
I knew it could add an entry...
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