Duplicates of .desktop files in Linux

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


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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
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                    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 '17 at 13:38












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


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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 '17 at 13:38
















                    • 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 '17 at 13:38















                    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 '17 at 13:38




                    or sudo find / -name '*.desktop' -iname '*netbeans*' if you have GNU find and would like to do it all in one command
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