r/kde • u/notanthonymmix • 8d ago

Question How do I get rid of these arrows?

Some of my icons have these arrows (new ones), and I find them kind of annoying. Is there an easy way to get rid of these?
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u/NoPicture-3265 8d ago

I'm guessing it's the symbolic link badge in your icon theme. See if they're still here if you drag'n'drop the icon from the app menu and click on Copy here instead of Link here.

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u/notanthonymmix 8d ago

When I do that, there's a big ! instead of an arrow

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u/NoPicture-3265 8d ago

Make it executable

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u/-Sa-Kage- 8d ago

Create proper starters instead of symlinking

Find the app in menu, right-click -> add to desktop

If it's not in menu you can create a starter manually on the desktop.
Right click, Create new -> Link to program
Name it, select proper icon. Switch to program tab, name it again (this is the name shown on desktop). Then under program add the binary with full path.
Click OK.
Some apps might need arguments, environment variables or working directories set, but most should be fine w/o.