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I want to know if there is a way to remove application launchers in GNOME's activities menu:
I also want to know If I can make folders (or groups) like the existing utilities folder in the picture:
After I install applications they always install other dependencies which I don't want to browse through every time I am searching for an application.
In Openbox this was exeptionally well done using ~/.config/openbox/menu.xml where I specified exact file / folder structure which benefited my productivity.
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I want to know if there is a way to remove application launchers in GNOME's activities menu:
I also want to know If I can make folders (or groups) like the existing utilities folder in the picture:
After I install applications they always install other dependencies which I don't want to browse through every time I am searching for an application.
In Openbox this was exeptionally well done using ~/.config/openbox/menu.xml where I specified exact file / folder structure which benefited my productivity.
gnome
asked Nov 12 '17 at 14:08
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Please post the second part (i.e. folders in Activities) as a separate question if possible because it sounds like a separate issue. Ping me if you do so.
– pomsky
Nov 12 '17 at 16:58
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I want to know if there is a way to remove application launchers in GNOME's activities menu:
I also want to know If I can make folders (or groups) like the existing utilities folder in the picture:
After I install applications they always install other dependencies which I don't want to browse through every time I am searching for an application.
In Openbox this was exeptionally well done using ~/.config/openbox/menu.xml where I specified exact file / folder structure which benefited my productivity.
gnome
asked Nov 12 '17 at 14:08
71GA71GA
4912 gold badges11 silver badges28 bronze badges
I want to know if there is a way to remove application launchers in GNOME's activities menu:
I also want to know If I can make folders (or groups) like the existing utilities folder in the picture:
After I install applications they always install other dependencies which I don't want to browse through every time I am searching for an application.
In Openbox this was exeptionally well done using ~/.config/openbox/menu.xml where I specified exact file / folder structure which benefited my productivity.
gnome
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71GA71GA
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Please post the second part (i.e. folders in Activities) as a separate question if possible because it sounds like a separate issue. Ping me if you do so.
– pomsky
Nov 12 '17 at 16:58
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Please post the second part (i.e. folders in Activities) as a separate question if possible because it sounds like a separate issue. Ping me if you do so.
– pomsky
Nov 12 '17 at 16:58
Please post the second part (i.e. folders in Activities) as a separate question if possible because it sounds like a separate issue. Ping me if you do so.
– pomsky
Nov 12 '17 at 16:58
Please post the second part (i.e. folders in Activities) as a separate question if possible because it sounds like a separate issue. Ping me if you do so.
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App launchers shown in GNOME Activities are located either in /usr/share/applications/ or ~/.local/share/applications/ as .desktop files.
You can hide an individual app launcher from Activities by adding an extra NoDisplay=true line to the corresponding .desktop file.
It is generally not advisable to edit the .desktop file located in /usr/share/applications/. Instead copy the file to ~/.local/share/applications/ first and make the change to the copied file.
If you can't find the right .desktop file in any of the two locations mentioned above, try /usr/local/share/applications too.
answered Nov 12 '17 at 16:35
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Is it possible to screw anything if I just delete everything from there and manually ad them myself? Also is it possible that they get overwritten on system upgrades?
– 71GA
Nov 12 '17 at 17:31
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Theoretically it shouldn't cause any issue with the app itself. But as you have suspected, an application update will create/overwrite the.desktopfile(s).
– pomsky
Nov 12 '17 at 17:35
Probably .desktop files in.local/share/applicationswon't get overwritten on upgrade while the ones in/usr/share/applicationswill.
– 71GA
Nov 12 '17 at 17:39
@71GA Yes, that's why it's advisable to create a local copy first and make the changes there.
– pomsky
Nov 12 '17 at 17:40
1
A minimalist solution would be creating a same-name .desktop file at ~/local/share/applications/ with only the "NoDisplay=true" line. I create this file and create several symlinks to mask the apps that I don't use.
– Wu Xingbo
Mar 19 at 2:29
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App launchers shown in GNOME Activities are located either in /usr/share/applications/ or ~/.local/share/applications/ as .desktop files.
You can hide an individual app launcher from Activities by adding an extra NoDisplay=true line to the corresponding .desktop file.
It is generally not advisable to edit the .desktop file located in /usr/share/applications/. Instead copy the file to ~/.local/share/applications/ first and make the change to the copied file.
If you can't find the right .desktop file in any of the two locations mentioned above, try /usr/local/share/applications too.
answered Nov 12 '17 at 16:35
pomskypomsky
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Is it possible to screw anything if I just delete everything from there and manually ad them myself? Also is it possible that they get overwritten on system upgrades?
– 71GA
Nov 12 '17 at 17:31
1
Theoretically it shouldn't cause any issue with the app itself. But as you have suspected, an application update will create/overwrite the.desktopfile(s).
– pomsky
Nov 12 '17 at 17:35
Probably .desktop files in.local/share/applicationswon't get overwritten on upgrade while the ones in/usr/share/applicationswill.
– 71GA
Nov 12 '17 at 17:39
@71GA Yes, that's why it's advisable to create a local copy first and make the changes there.
– pomsky
Nov 12 '17 at 17:40
1
A minimalist solution would be creating a same-name .desktop file at ~/local/share/applications/ with only the "NoDisplay=true" line. I create this file and create several symlinks to mask the apps that I don't use.
– Wu Xingbo
Mar 19 at 2:29
|
show 1 more comment
App launchers shown in GNOME Activities are located either in /usr/share/applications/ or ~/.local/share/applications/ as .desktop files.
You can hide an individual app launcher from Activities by adding an extra NoDisplay=true line to the corresponding .desktop file.
It is generally not advisable to edit the .desktop file located in /usr/share/applications/. Instead copy the file to ~/.local/share/applications/ first and make the change to the copied file.
If you can't find the right .desktop file in any of the two locations mentioned above, try /usr/local/share/applications too.
answered Nov 12 '17 at 16:35
pomskypomsky
5512 silver badges15 bronze badges
Is it possible to screw anything if I just delete everything from there and manually ad them myself? Also is it possible that they get overwritten on system upgrades?
– 71GA
Nov 12 '17 at 17:31
1
Theoretically it shouldn't cause any issue with the app itself. But as you have suspected, an application update will create/overwrite the.desktopfile(s).
– pomsky
Nov 12 '17 at 17:35
Probably .desktop files in.local/share/applicationswon't get overwritten on upgrade while the ones in/usr/share/applicationswill.
– 71GA
Nov 12 '17 at 17:39
@71GA Yes, that's why it's advisable to create a local copy first and make the changes there.
– pomsky
Nov 12 '17 at 17:40
1
A minimalist solution would be creating a same-name .desktop file at ~/local/share/applications/ with only the "NoDisplay=true" line. I create this file and create several symlinks to mask the apps that I don't use.
– Wu Xingbo
Mar 19 at 2:29
|
show 1 more comment
App launchers shown in GNOME Activities are located either in /usr/share/applications/ or ~/.local/share/applications/ as .desktop files.
You can hide an individual app launcher from Activities by adding an extra NoDisplay=true line to the corresponding .desktop file.
It is generally not advisable to edit the .desktop file located in /usr/share/applications/. Instead copy the file to ~/.local/share/applications/ first and make the change to the copied file.
If you can't find the right .desktop file in any of the two locations mentioned above, try /usr/local/share/applications too.
answered Nov 12 '17 at 16:35
pomskypomsky
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App launchers shown in GNOME Activities are located either in /usr/share/applications/ or ~/.local/share/applications/ as .desktop files.
You can hide an individual app launcher from Activities by adding an extra NoDisplay=true line to the corresponding .desktop file.
It is generally not advisable to edit the .desktop file located in /usr/share/applications/. Instead copy the file to ~/.local/share/applications/ first and make the change to the copied file.
If you can't find the right .desktop file in any of the two locations mentioned above, try /usr/local/share/applications too.
answered Nov 12 '17 at 16:35
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answered Nov 12 '17 at 16:35
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answered Nov 12 '17 at 16:35
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Is it possible to screw anything if I just delete everything from there and manually ad them myself? Also is it possible that they get overwritten on system upgrades?
– 71GA
Nov 12 '17 at 17:31
1
Theoretically it shouldn't cause any issue with the app itself. But as you have suspected, an application update will create/overwrite the.desktopfile(s).
– pomsky
Nov 12 '17 at 17:35
Probably .desktop files in.local/share/applicationswon't get overwritten on upgrade while the ones in/usr/share/applicationswill.
– 71GA
Nov 12 '17 at 17:39
@71GA Yes, that's why it's advisable to create a local copy first and make the changes there.
– pomsky
Nov 12 '17 at 17:40
1
A minimalist solution would be creating a same-name .desktop file at ~/local/share/applications/ with only the "NoDisplay=true" line. I create this file and create several symlinks to mask the apps that I don't use.
– Wu Xingbo
Mar 19 at 2:29
|
show 1 more comment
Is it possible to screw anything if I just delete everything from there and manually ad them myself? Also is it possible that they get overwritten on system upgrades?
– 71GA
Nov 12 '17 at 17:31
1
Theoretically it shouldn't cause any issue with the app itself. But as you have suspected, an application update will create/overwrite the.desktopfile(s).
– pomsky
Nov 12 '17 at 17:35
Probably .desktop files in.local/share/applicationswon't get overwritten on upgrade while the ones in/usr/share/applicationswill.
– 71GA
Nov 12 '17 at 17:39
@71GA Yes, that's why it's advisable to create a local copy first and make the changes there.
– pomsky
Nov 12 '17 at 17:40
1
A minimalist solution would be creating a same-name .desktop file at ~/local/share/applications/ with only the "NoDisplay=true" line. I create this file and create several symlinks to mask the apps that I don't use.
– Wu Xingbo
Mar 19 at 2:29
Is it possible to screw anything if I just delete everything from there and manually ad them myself? Also is it possible that they get overwritten on system upgrades?
– 71GA
Nov 12 '17 at 17:31
Is it possible to screw anything if I just delete everything from there and manually ad them myself? Also is it possible that they get overwritten on system upgrades?
– 71GA
Nov 12 '17 at 17:31
1
1
Theoretically it shouldn't cause any issue with the app itself. But as you have suspected, an application update will create/overwrite the
.desktop file(s).– pomsky
Nov 12 '17 at 17:35
Theoretically it shouldn't cause any issue with the app itself. But as you have suspected, an application update will create/overwrite the
.desktop file(s).– pomsky
Nov 12 '17 at 17:35
Probably .desktop files in
.local/share/applications won't get overwritten on upgrade while the ones in /usr/share/applications will.– 71GA
Nov 12 '17 at 17:39
Probably .desktop files in
.local/share/applications won't get overwritten on upgrade while the ones in /usr/share/applications will.– 71GA
Nov 12 '17 at 17:39
@71GA Yes, that's why it's advisable to create a local copy first and make the changes there.
– pomsky
Nov 12 '17 at 17:40
@71GA Yes, that's why it's advisable to create a local copy first and make the changes there.
– pomsky
Nov 12 '17 at 17:40
1
1
A minimalist solution would be creating a same-name .desktop file at ~/local/share/applications/ with only the "NoDisplay=true" line. I create this file and create several symlinks to mask the apps that I don't use.
– Wu Xingbo
Mar 19 at 2:29
A minimalist solution would be creating a same-name .desktop file at ~/local/share/applications/ with only the "NoDisplay=true" line. I create this file and create several symlinks to mask the apps that I don't use.
– Wu Xingbo
Mar 19 at 2:29
|
show 1 more comment
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Please post the second part (i.e. folders in Activities) as a separate question if possible because it sounds like a separate issue. Ping me if you do so.
– pomsky
Nov 12 '17 at 16:58