i've installed whatsapp from here " Install WhatsApp for Linux on Arch Linux using the Snap Store | Snapcraft " neither i was able to open it. and now i can't even uninstall it .
Try with
sudo snap remove whatspp-for-linux
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thanks but i've already tried this command and it shows that it is uninstalled but it is still visible in all application menu.
That's a different problem.
Are you using KDE?
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yes i'm using a KDE
Is this similar to your problem?
Basically the issue is that he wants to remove app icons references in Plasma/KDE Launcher.
I assume your problem is that the whatsapp package is removed from your system but the corresponding icon in KDE Launcher is still there showing.
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Try to check if you can find a .desktop file for that app and delete it:
https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Desktop_entries#Application_entry
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A simple reboot might be all that is needed.
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That's plasma search's bug that it doesn't remove old entries from it's database. try to launch the application and see if it works. I still have decade old files that are no longer on my ssd still being listed by the plasma search.
Btw, whatsapp-for-linux exists in chaotic aur and can be easily downloaded with
sudo pacman -S whatsapp-for-linux
I use the package myself and have faced a couple of issue with it which resolved itself when I deleted it's config files.
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Thanks @FGD, It worked for me.
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