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Reset "Most Used Applications" Kmenu items

I've been running Debian Linux for a while now with KDE. The Kicker "start" menu has a handy shortcut section that shows the applications that I've started most. This feature is labelled "Most Used Applications" in the menu, and "QuickStart Menu Items" under the Panel configuration.

Over time my usage patterns have changed and the section has become less helpful. Other people have experienced this, too.

The list could be kept fresh by changing the algorithm to de-emphacize my older actions. Short of that, I want a way to make it forget my past actions when my usage patterns change. I was hoping to find a button do that in the configuration UI, but short of that, I found the ini file that configures Kicker and tweaked it.

Here's what I did. Some of these steps might not be necessary or even a little sloppy, but it worked:

  1. Start a console window
  2. Kill kicker
  3. Edit .kde/share/config/kickerrc
    • Find the line for "RecentAppsStat"
    • Comment it and make a new one with nothing after the equal sign
    • Save the file
  4. Start kicker again by running it with no arguments

After that, I started the two new applications I've been running most often to seed the menu with them.

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