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How can I fully disable the .desktop file function under GNOME?

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What you're asking for isn't possible. .desktop files are baked into GNOME.

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If you are willing to prevent addition of new .desktop file, you can set Read-Only permissions to the /usr/share/applications and to the ~/.local/share/applications.

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