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Posted: **27 Jun 2013, 15:55**

Is there a way to uninstall without ill effects, ksystraycmd, either that or disable it completely, 100%? I've been through settings for it, but there are still things like FF that it comes up for. If it can be uninstalled, what package would I look for to uninstall? I've checked the urpmi repos for "ksystraycmd" using urpmq ksystraycmd, but I'm not finding it. KDE 4.10.2, Mageia 3. Thanks.

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.:[ [email protected] : 06:41:58 : ~/.kde4/Autostart ]:.
:) urpmq ksystraycmd
No package named ksystraycmd

Posted: **27 Jun 2013, 16:26**

I am not using KDE that much but it seems that ksystraycmd has a lot of dependencies like X11 and Qt so it looks like uninstalling it is not a good idea.
As I understand it ksystraycmd is used to minimize open windows to the systemtray.
It is done with:

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ksystraycmd --window firefox

(or chromium or ...etc)
Can you not simply remove the icon by right-clicking it?

but there are still things like FF that it comes up for

eh - can you describe this problem in detail?

Posted: **27 Jun 2013, 16:51**

If I right-click the icon to remove it, it shuts down the app altogether.

When I went into settings for it (via right-click), I disabled everything I could in there, but evidently it didn't get everything.

This thing's annoying as hell.

Edit: As you can see in hidden icons here, it's still activating for FF:

Also, if you're finding it in the urpmi db, then I must still be having urpmi issues, *sigh

I'll work on that later.

Posted: **28 Jun 2013, 01:38**

Looks like someone else had this issue long before I did, no response to their question on it.

It also seems there is no option or argument for disabling it:

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.:[ [email protected] : 18:34:25 : ~ ]:.
:( ksystraycmd --help
Usage: ksystraycmd [Qt-options] [KDE-options] [options] command 

Allows any application to be kept in the system tray

Generic options:
  --help                    Show help about options
  --help-qt                 Show Qt specific options
  --help-kde                Show KDE specific options
  --help-all                Show all options
  --author                  Show author information
  -v, --version             Show version information
  --license                 Show license information
  --                        End of options

Arguments:
  command                   Command to execute

Options:
  --window <regexp>         A regular expression matching the window title
                            If you do not specify one, then the very first window
                            to appear will be taken - not recommended.
  --wid <int>               The window id of the target window
                            Specifies the id of the window to use. If the id starts with 0x
                            it is assumed to be in hex.
  --hidden                  Hide the window to the tray on startup
  --startonshow             Wait until we are told to show the window before
                            executing the command
  --tooltip <text>          Sets the initial tooltip for the tray icon
  --keeprunning             Keep the tray icon even if the client exits. This option
                            has no effect unless startonshow is specified.
  --ownicon                 Use ksystraycmd's icon instead of the window's icon in the systray
                            (should be used with --icon to specify ksystraycmd icon)
  --ontop                   Try to keep the window above other windows
  --quitonhide              Quit the client when we are told to hide the window.
                            This has no effect unless startonshow is specified and implies keeprunning.
.:[ [email protected] : 18:36:46 : ~ ]:.
:( man ksystraycmd
No manual entry for ksystraycmd

Damn, I wish they'd stop doing this stuff we can't get rid of!

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