The problem is that the desktop file is in the xchat-gnome-common package. But the binary in the xchat-gnome package.
Apt can deal with it with its "automatically installed" information. When runing "apt-get autoremove xchat-gnome" it will remove xchat-gnome- common too. gnome-app-install makes use of this information from version 0.3.2 on. If you install a package and remove it later, it will automatically remove no-longer required dependencies of the removed application. Testing and feedback for this feature is very welcome. Cheers, Michael ** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu) Status: Unconfirmed => Fix Released ** Changed in: gnome-app-install (Ubuntu) Status: Unconfirmed => Fix Released -- Uninstalling package with Add/Remove didn't remove it from menu https://launchpad.net/bugs/77095 -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs