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How do I remove invalid (orphaned) shortcuts from Ubuntu 14.04? I have Wine, PlayOnLinux and ClassicMenu Indicator installed. I installed, then removed Microsoft Office 2007 because it was "buggy". However, their shortcuts remain in the "Other" subfolder of ClassicMenu Indicator. Suggesions, please.

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Try this answer:

It seems that you can't remove apps from the Dash, however you can manage your launchers (*.desktop files) in one of the following directories:

  • /usr/share/applications
  • /usr/local/share/applications
  • ~/.local/share/applications

If your launcher file is in any of the first two directories, you will require root permissions to remove it.

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  • if the app is still there , but for some reason the path changed ( Battle.net in my case ) you can create a new shortcut in PoL and open the shortcut ( in Ubuntu *.desktop ) in a text editor and change the --run argument in the Exec setting Jul 9, 2016 at 14:24

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