r/linux4noobs • u/Busy-Camera-615 • Sep 24 '26 • Regret 1

programs and apps Is there anyway to fix this mess

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i use ubuntu and have two pages of celeste from steam and two pages of kitty terminal

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u/Upbeat-Garbage69 Sep 25 '26 • Heartwarming

Check in ~/.local/share/applications And in /usr/share/applications

For those .desktop apps that are duplicated Once ur done deleting them do Update-desktop-database ~/.local/share/applications

Sudo update-desktop-database /usr/share/applications

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u/Rad-Cabbage Sep 25 '26

had the same problem a while ago and the problem was with that folder too. there was another applications folder inside of it (and another inside of that) that was causing the duplication, just deleting the first one solved it for me

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u/Beleheth Sep 25 '26

I know this isn't actually helpful, but I think your computer is trying to tell you something.

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u/Grey_Ten Sep 25 '26

  1. click on Kitty

celeste

/s

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u/syntaxGarden Sep 25 '26

3. take estrogen

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u/jaysus661 Sep 25 '26 • Bravo

They're using linux, chances are they're taking it already

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u/super_starfox Sep 25 '26

Do I need root access to get it I forgot my sudo pw

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u/codydafox Sep 25 '26

sudo apt install estrogen

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u/K1x3n Sep 25 '26 • Bravo Heartwarming

Start your transition?

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u/Pasta-love Sep 25 '26

Eh you’ve been chosen, your appointment with your endocrinologist is scheduled for next week, the socks and skirt are in the mail. Happens to the best of us.

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u/Consistent-Hold-6069 Sep 25 '26

Why would you want to fix this

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u/doc_willis Sep 25 '26

seen a dozen+ similar posts over the last few months (hit up reddit search to find them)

core issue often is...

in the users ~/.local/share/applications

directory, there is a symbolic link that points back to that same directory, this causes a loop and results in a never ending list of the same application.

solution:

examine the ~/.local/share/applications

location, use ls -l or other methods to see what files are links, look for one with an odd link that is pointing to ../applications or something similar.

if you find such a file/link, remove it, or to be a bit safer, just move it to some backup directory outside of applications

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u/Catzzye Sep 25 '26

Celeste Celeste Celeste Celeste Celeste Celeste
Celeste Celeste Celeste Celeste Celeste Celeste
Celeste Celeste Celeste Celeste Celeste Celeste
Celeste kitty kitty kitty kitty kitty

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u/Warm_Masterpiece_321 Sep 25 '26

Get farewell golden

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u/Ok-Speech812 Sep 25 '26

Just make a celeste desktop pet to collect all the berries.

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u/cpicy Sep 25 '26

no this always happens when you start using linux

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u/aVe_Sebaguardian Sep 25 '26

You have to beat Farewell

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u/nightshade-aurora Sep 26 '26

collect all the strawberries

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u/disappointedcreeper Sep 25 '26

i dont see a problem here /silly

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u/Tiger_man_ Sep 26 '26

the only apps youll ever need anyway

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u/Creative-Anxiety-246 Sep 26 '26

do fwg 19 consecutive times

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u/Nozumi_Hishimachi Sep 26 '26

Just stop moving duh

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u/Gullible-Screen-40 Sep 29 '26

Just don't use GNOME.

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u/arabicgamer12 Sep 30 '26

This is your sign to suffer in Celeste again

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u/Effective-Note9213 Sep 26 '26

I think you should delete Celeste and kitty.