From: robin_listas@es.invalid   
      
   On 2026-02-11 23:53, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:   
   > On Wed, 11 Feb 2026 12:06:16 +0100, Carlos E. R. wrote:   
   >   
   >>> Desktop icons referring to nonexistent programs remained in place   
   >>   
   >> So? :-)   
   >   
   > The thing with .desktop files (which is what those icons represent) is   
   > that they can invoke arbitrary commands when selected. So they are not   
   > just simple links to particular executables, that can be autoremoved   
   > by a simple find-dangling-references search.   
   >   
   > Systemwide .desktop files can of course be removed as part of the   
   > package which installed them. The same is not true of user-created   
   > ones.   
      
   But if they refer to nonexistent programs, they no longer work. They are   
   just cosmetic noise.   
      
   --   
   Cheers,   
           Carlos E.R.   
      
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