i don't remember how i installed Signal desktop. i think i did it with ubuntu software.
the version is v1.39.6
so i removed it with all the ways i know
- as if installed w/snap but it says here that the package does not exit
sudo snap remove signal-desktop
- as if installed with ubuntu software, going there and looking for it (did not find it) or using the favs or doing some console typing:
sudo apt-get purge signal-desktop sudo apt remove signal-desktop
sudo apt remove signal-desktop
- as if installed according to their website guidelines and as decribed in this site here Can't remove Signal-Desktop in Ubuntu 20.x
result: nada, nothing. still there nagging me. i can find it in this folder:
/home/my_name/.config/Signal
to answer a question by user535733, the folder contains: clementine, brave,chromium, blender...
i can run the app and identifying it with ps ef
it gives
3543 tty2 SLl+ 0:05 | \_ /app/Signal/signal-desktop
the app is effectively running. no error message. the only thing is that it's trying to reconnect to my account unsuccessfully.
which signal-desktop does not yield anything
whereis signal-desktop gives signal desktop
running locateyields:
/home/user/.cache/gnome-software/odrs/io.snapcraft.signal-desktop-r4LxMVp7zWramXsJQAKdamxy6TAWlaDD.json
/home/user/.cache/gnome-software/screenshots/112x63/6f99df3ba355beacae962ce195d796e30327a7d05fbced571be96a443b5bed3e-signal-desktop-screenshot.png
/home/user/.cache/gnome-software/screenshots/752x423/6f99df3ba355beacae962ce195d796e30327a7d05fbced571be96a443b5bed3e-signal-desktop-screenshot.png
/home/user/.local/share/Trash/files/signal-desktop
/home/user/.local/share/Trash/files/signal-desktop/current
/home/user/.local/share/Trash/info/signal-desktop.trashinfo
/var/lib/flatpak/app/org.signal.Signal/x86_64/stable/a25dbb6a0dea0943848a5fe8f3e1b1b8273480bad5c597175af96297dea8abd7/files/Signal/signal-desktop
/var/lib/flatpak/app/org.signal.Signal/x86_64/stable /a25dbb6a0dea0943848a5fe8f3e1b1b8273480bad5c597175af96297dea8abd7/files/share/doc/signal-desktop
/var/lib/flatpak/app/org.signal.Signal/x86_64/stable/a25dbb6a0dea0943848a5fe8f3e1b1b8273480bad5c597175af96297dea8abd7/files/share/doc/signal-desktop/changelog.gz
/var/lib/snapd/sequence/signal-desktop.json
following through i did
flatpak list and it yielded some files but not any signal or signal-desktop ones
still, i did flatpak uninstall --delete-data signal-desktop this gave an error message
but flatpak uninstall --delete-data signal yields
Found installed ref ‘app/org.signal.Signal/x86_64/stable’ (system). Is this correct? [Y/n]:
now, i'm as doubtful as a christian scientist with appendicitis.
thank you for any help.
