Bug 500732 - Kickoff: Disambiguate same app installed from different sources
Summary: Kickoff: Disambiguate same app installed from different sources
Status: CONFIRMED
Alias: None
Product: plasmashell
Classification: Plasma
Component: Application Launcher (Kickoff) widget (other bugs)
Version First Reported In: 6.3.0
Platform: Other Linux
: NOR wishlist
Target Milestone: 1.0
Assignee: Plasma Bugs List
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Keywords: usability
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Blocks: 499065
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Reported: 2025-02-25 15:58 UTC by Nate Graham
Modified: 2025-03-23 12:10 UTC (History)
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Description Nate Graham 2025-02-25 15:58:48 UTC 
If you install the same app from different sources (i.e. Flatpak and distro packages) then they can appear identical in Kickoff.

As long as both have the same AppStream ID, we can teach Kickoff to know they're the same app and visually disambiguate them somehow.