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I'm using Linux Mint 18.3 (Xfce 4.12) and have a launcher that seemingly can't be removed (any way I can think of; highlighted in the image below):

The orphan launcher in Whisker Menu

After updating a VPN client, there are two entries. One is correct and working (with proper icon, working directory and command) while the other points to a non-existent directory (and so fails to launch). MenuLibre editor shows only one launcher entry (the working one), as do ~/.config/menus/xfce-applications.menu and /usr/share/applications (per this question).

Editing either launcher icon via context-menu (right-click) doesn't give the option to hide it, either. Are there other ways to get rid of this launcher entry?

NickT
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Right click on Menu button, click on Edit Applications: shows Menu libre page. Find your orphan from the application list at left. Click it. Hit the minus (-) button at the bottom of the form and reboot. The orphan should have disappeared.

Took me a long while to find that!

Komodo
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  • 4 years on, I don't recall exactly what I saw in the MenuLibre editor, but this was already attempted, as mentioned in the question (the orphaned launcher wasn't in the menu editor). – NickT Jan 24 '23 at 19:13