Description from the installer regarding deinstallation: 'You can do this manually by removing "~/.TelegramDesktop/application" directory.' Having just deleted the application, I can say, first, "~/.TelegramDesktop" had no subdirectories on my machine. It contained only Telegram and an Updater program. Second, AFAIK this would be the same for all desktops, but the launcher in "~/.local/share/applications" also needs to be removed (manually?). These are super minor, not even a "loss of function", just a clarification in the description.
Understanding that because Telegram does its own installation (we provide only a package to enable installing it: get-telegram), you have to uninstall the application manually. So as you say, this is just a matter of the exactitude of uninstall text: - it should say "remove '~/.TelegramDesktop/' directory - and its desktop launcher in '~/.local/share/applications' Where does this text come from? If from our 'get-telegram' (which you say), then it is us. If from Telegram itself ("from the installer regarding deinstallation"), this is an upstream matter to post there. Is the installer mentioned here of 'get-telegram' or of Telegram itself?
CC: (none) => lewyssmithPriority: Normal => LowSummary: Get-Telegram script description inaccurate => Get-Telegram uninstall description inaccurate
That is from the graphical installer. Here is the full description: get-telegram - Download and Install Telegram Desktop Aviso: Este es un paquete oficial soportado por Mageia This is a downloader script for Telegram Desktop. This package does not contain any program files. By installing this package you'll get the option to download and install Telegram from desktop.telegram.org. Removing this package won't uninstall Telegram from your system. You can do this manually by removing "~/.TelegramDesktop/application" directory.
Thanks, that clarifies the affair; the last paragraph of the package Description you cite above. Nothing to do with the application itself. The corrections noted in comment 1 should suffice. Assigning globally, this pkg is rarely updated.
CC: lewyssmith => (none)Summary: Get-Telegram uninstall description inaccurate => Get-Telegram: in the pkg Description, the uninstall instructions are inaccurateAssignee: bugsquad => pkg-bugs
Assignee: pkg-bugs => j.alberto.vcKeywords: (none) => Junior_jobCC: (none) => ngompa13
Whiteboard: (none) => MGA9TOO
(In reply to aguador from comment #0) > Description from the installer regarding deinstallation: > > 'You can do this manually by removing "~/.TelegramDesktop/application" > directory.' > > Having just deleted the application, I can say, first, "~/.TelegramDesktop" > had no subdirectories on my machine. It contained only Telegram and an > Updater program. > > Second, AFAIK this would be the same for all desktops, but the launcher in > "~/.local/share/applications" also needs to be removed (manually?). > > These are super minor, not even a "loss of function", just a clarification > in the description. It is weird, what desktop do you use? I test this on lxqt and the folder ~/.TelegramDesktop/application is there, the script used to download telegram creates the folder BTW I feel the recommendation of Lewis Smith in comment#1 and the bug is valid because unless you reinstall get-telegam you will have an empty folder and a menu item that does nothing
CC: (none) => pkg-bugs
Created attachment 14199 [details] Changes from the spec in cauldron Improves the instructions to uninstall telegram
> It is weird, what desktop do you use? I test this on lxqt and the folder > ~/.TelegramDesktop/application is there, the script used to download > telegram creates the folder > > BTW I feel the recommendation of Lewis Smith in comment#1 and the bug is > valid because unless you reinstall get-telegam you will have an empty folder > and a menu item that does nothing This is on Enlightenment. The installation was from 2020, so Telegram updates may have overwritten the ~/.TelegramDesktop folder. In any event, your change is perfect. Thanks.
Should have closed this before...
Resolution: (none) => FIXEDStatus: NEW => RESOLVED
(In reply to aguador from comment #7) > Should have closed this before... I don't know in cauldron but this is still valid in mageia 9 urpmq -pi get-telegram Name : get-telegram Version : 1.7.7 Release : 3.mga9 Group : Networking/Instant messaging Size : 18345 Architecture: noarch Source RPM : get-telegram-1.7.7-3.mga9.src.rpm URL : https://desktop.telegram.org Summary : Download and Install Telegram Desktop Description : This is a downloader script for Telegram Desktop. This package does not contain any program files. By installing this package you'll get the option to download and install Telegram from desktop.telegram.org. Removing this package won't uninstall Telegram from your system. You can do this manually by removing "~/.TelegramDesktop/application" directory.
Resolution: FIXED => (none)Status: RESOLVED => REOPENED
Assignee: j.alberto.vc => pkg-bugs
Assign to all packager to see if somebody want to make the change
Submitting: RPMS and SRPMS: get-telegram-1.7.7-3.1.mga9
CC: (none) => yvesbrungard
Assignee: pkg-bugs => qa-bugs
urpmq -pi qa-testing/x86_64/get-telegram-1.7.7-3.1.mga9.noarch.rpm Name : get-telegram Version : 1.7.7 Release : 3.1.mga9 Group : Networking/Instant messaging Size : 18345 Architecture: noarch Source RPM : get-telegram-1.7.7-3.1.mga9.src.rpm Build Host: localhost Packager : papoteur <papoteur> URL : https://desktop.telegram.org Summary : Download and Install Telegram Desktop Description : This is a downloader script for Telegram Desktop. This package does not contain any program files. By installing this package you'll get the option to download and install Telegram from desktop.telegram.org. Removing this package won't uninstall Telegram from your system. You can do this manually by removing "~/.TelegramDesktop" directory and its desktop launcher in '~/.local/share/applications'. LC_ALL=C urpmi get-telegram installing get-telegram-1.7.7-3.1.mga9.noarch.rpm from //home/katnatek/qa-testing/x86_64 Preparing... ################################################################################################## 1/1: get-telegram ################################################################################################## Run get-telegram as user makes his magic, I consider this enough but feel free to provide more test
CC: (none) => andrewsfarmKeywords: Junior_job => (none)Whiteboard: MGA9TOO => MGA9-64-OK
CC: pkg-bugs => (none)
Keywords: (none) => advisory
Validating.
CC: (none) => sysadmin-bugsKeywords: (none) => validated_update
Cauldron is fixed
Version: Cauldron => 9
An update for this issue has been pushed to the Mageia Updates repository. https://advisories.mageia.org/MGAA-2025-0017.html
Status: REOPENED => RESOLVEDResolution: (none) => FIXED