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I have a duplication of NetBeans for .desktop . I cannot find where these .desktop files are, I have searched for them using the GUI file explorer and cannot find them. And yes, I have looked in /usr/share/applications and i still cannot find them there. I have uninstalled NetBeans and reinstalled it, however the .desktop entry is still there? Is there anyway to remove 2 and keep the proper one?3 NetBean .desktop entries

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Check within ${XDG_DATA_HOME}, ${XDG_DATA_DIRS}

Per the XDG Spec § Environment Variables these will be set to ~/.local/share, /usr/local/share, and /usr/share if not specified. Within each those directories, you should see an applications folder.

tl;dr

Checking within

  • ~/.local/share/applications
  • /usr/local/share/applications

would likely show these up, I'd guess.

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Or else

sudo find / -name *.desktop | grep -i netbeans

If they are anywhere else.

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  • or sudo find / -name '*.desktop' -iname '*netbeans*' if you have GNU find and would like to do it all in one command
    – Jeff Schaller ♦
    Nov 18, 2017 at 13:38

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