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Drizzt321
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So I just noticed, maybe it was something new that was added/update when I did my update a week or two ago, but on the Application Menu, when I start typing to search for an application to launch (e.g. `Team` for TeamViewer), I see `Microsoft Teams` coming up in the results. I do NOT have any of the various possible MS Teams applications installed. What is going on here? This should not be happening.

See screenshot below.

Also, not sure why Steam is coming up, unless it's registered as something like Discovery, a "open to search" kind of thing. Which would make sense.

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Pedahzur
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* Open the K-Menu
* Click on the config (top right)
* Click on "Plasma Search"
* Un-check "Software Center"
Drizzt321
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Pedahzur wrote:* Open the K-Menu
* Click on the config (top right)
* Click on "Plasma Search"
* Un-check "Software Center"


For me it's actually "Configure Enabled Search Plugins..." button.

Anyways, already have that unchecked.

However, I figured it out. Somehow the `teams` .deb package was installed. I have no recollection installing it, or what not. Just that it doesn't appear in the Discovery, which I would expect it to. Not just Snap and Flatpack installs, but also regular .deb packages from the repos. Very strange how it got installed. Maybe I needed it for a one-off months and months ago? I dunno.
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Drizzt321 wrote:ust that it doesn't appear in the Discovery, which I would expect it to. Not just Snap and Flatpack installs, but also regular .deb packages from the repos. Very strange how it got installed. Maybe I needed it for a one-off months and months ago? I dunno.


Teams is not found in any Debian or Ubuntu-like disto's repos. Most likely the MS's deb for this simply missing the metadata in the packaging that 'app stores' such as Discover and Gnome Software need to display desktop related software properly. it isn't uncommon for third party debs to be missing this. it will show up in a full-service package manager such as apt, synaptic, etc.


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