Bug 484768

Summary:	Icon of a uninstalled app should be removed from desktop
Product:	[Plasma] plasmashell	Reporter:	Patrick Silva <bugseforuns>
Component:	Desktop icons & Folder View widget	Assignee:	Plasma Bugs List <plasma-bugs-null>
Status:	RESOLVED INTENTIONAL
Severity:	normal	CC:	hein, nate, titouan-camus
Priority:	NOR	Keywords:	qt6
Version First Reported In:	6.0.3
Target Milestone:	1.0
Platform:	Arch Linux
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
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Description Patrick Silva 2024-03-30 17:02:51 UTC

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. add an app to desktop - I added Elisa music player in my test
2. uninstall the app added to desktop
3. 

OBSERVED RESULT
an invalid icon of the uninstalled app remains on desktop

EXPECTED RESULT
remove the icon from desktop after uninstalling the app

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Operating System: Arch Linux 
KDE Plasma Version: 6.0.3
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.0.0
Qt Version: 6.6.2
Graphics Platform: Wayland

Comment 1 Titouan Camus 2024-03-30 20:12:19 UTC

I can reproduce.

Operating System: KDE neon 6.0
KDE Plasma Version: 6.0.3
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.0.0
Qt Version: 6.6.2
Kernel Version: 6.5.0-26-generic (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: Wayland

Comment 2 Nate Graham 2024-10-31 21:13:25 UTC

I don't think this is feasible for us to do, and if it was, it's not clear it would be desirable, either. People often freak out when files and things are removed automatically. Because every desktop shortcut is something that was manually created, there's an implicit expectation of manual maintenance and cleanup, too.