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  1. Qt Installer Framework
  2. QTIFW-1887

Installer removes wrong .desktop file, leaves own behind

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    • Bug
    • Resolution: Unresolved
    • P2: Important
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    • 3.2.2
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    • Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 64 bit

    Description

      1. Install Qt Creator from an official offline installer.
        I used Qt Creator 4.13 beta2 enterprise.
        The installer creates the menu entry file org.qt-project.qtcreator.desktop in /home/$USER/.local/share/applications
      2. Install Qt Creator again from another official offline installer.
        I used Qt Creator 4.13 beta2 opensource.
        The installer moves the menu entry file from the previous step to a temporary file, e.g. org.qt-project.qtcreator.desktop.tmp.l7cgJ.1, and creates its own org.qt-project.qtcreator.desktop.
      3. Uninstall the Qt Creator from step 1 using the QtCreatorUninstaller.
        The Uninstaller removes the menu entry file of the other installation and leaves the temporary file behind.
      4. Uninstall the Qt Creator from step 2 using the QtCreatorUninstaller.
        The Uninstaller moves the temporary file back to org.qt-project.qtcreator.desktop. This points to the already removed installation from step 1 and will not be removed anymore.

      After installing and uninstalling a couple of times, this will leave quite a number of garbage files behind in your applications directory.

      The Uninstaller should make sure that it removes the right .desktop file.

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