Thank you for your bug report. Unity should notice when the .desktop on disk is removed and clean the launcher icon then. Is that not working for you? Could you try with more recent versions?
** Summary changed: - Unity Launcher icons not removed when software is removed using Software Center in Ubuntu 12.04 + Unity Launcher icons not removed when software is removed using Software Center ** Changed in: unity Importance: Undecided => Low ** Changed in: unity Status: New => Incomplete ** Changed in: unity (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Low ** Changed in: unity (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to unity in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1030592 Title: Unity Launcher icons not removed when software is removed using Software Center Status in Unity: Incomplete Status in unity package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: When removing some installated software using the Ubuntu Software Center in 12.04, the icons for the removed software remained on the Unity Launcher. Of course can remove them "manually," but they should be automaticaly removed when a user removes the software using Ubuntu Software Center. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/unity/+bug/1030592/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp