Bug 374354 - Installer adds "Uninstall" item to Start menu
Summary: Installer adds "Uninstall" item to Start menu
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: digikam
Classification: Applications
Component: Usability-Menus (show other bugs)
Version: 5.4.0
Platform: Microsoft Windows Microsoft Windows
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Digikam Developers
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Reported: 2016-12-30 21:13 UTC by Bill Goodman
Modified: 2017-08-02 21:08 UTC (History)
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Version Fixed In: 5.4.0
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Description Bill Goodman 2016-12-30 21:13:07 UTC
The installer adds an "Uninstall" item to the Start menu during installation. This behavior has been non-approved for more than 10 years. Programs are normally uninstalled using the various Program control panels in the various versions of Windows. This menu item is not only superfluous but it actually makes the program look like it was created by amateurs.
Comment 1 caulier.gilles 2016-12-30 21:31:15 UTC
The uninstaller is also available in Windows control panel. Before to said that digiKAm is created by amateurs, check before !

Gilles Caulier
Comment 2 Bill Goodman 2016-12-30 21:34:41 UTC
(In reply to caulier.gilles from comment #1)
> The uninstaller is also available in Windows control panel. Before to said
> that digiKAm is created by amateurs, check before !
> 
> Gilles Caulier

Yes, I know it is available in the Control Panel. The point is that including an item in the Start menu has been deprecated for about 15 years. Including this item makes it look like the developers are 10 years out of date.
Comment 3 caulier.gilles 2016-12-30 21:40:16 UTC
Git commit 8f29c932a1914eb70bd37f59f4e2f54274a54eb3 by Gilles Caulier.
Committed on 30/12/2016 at 21:39.
Pushed by cgilles into branch 'master'.

remove uninstaller from Start menu
FIXED-IN: 5.4.0

M  +1    -1    bootstrap.linux
M  +0    -2    project/bundles/mxe/installer/digikam.nsi

https://commits.kde.org/digikam-software-compilation/8f29c932a1914eb70bd37f59f4e2f54274a54eb3