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Viber icon appears twice in Ubuntu apps menu

March 01, 2026

I met this issue a while ago and I took the following steps:

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After installing an app in ubuntu, it appeared twice in "all apps" drawer. I fixed that by running ``` rm com.nameoftheapp.desktop ``` inside /usr/share/applications/ and leaving only the nameoftheapp.desktop file. Back to the basics of the filesystem

I have found other users reporting the same, specifically for Viber, not only on Ubuntu 24.04.4 LTS but other distros as well, so it is a confirmed workaround.

➡️ Forum thread: [SOLVED] LM22: 2x menu-launcher for Viber...

> cd /usr/share/applications
> ls -l
com.viber.Viber.desktop -> viber.desktop

> rm com.viber.Viber.desktop
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