Unable to disable "tracker-store"

ralph_hellgrind · 2017-06-29 03:05:43

Hello, I am unable to remove "tracker-store" while trying the following methods:

1.) Edited the file "tracker-store.desktop" in "/etc/xdg/autostart/" and added "Hidden=true" at the end of "tracker.store.desktop"

2.) Created the file "trackerd.desktop" in "~/.config/" with the following lines-
[Desktop Entry]
Encoding=UTF-8
Name=Tracker
Hidden=true

The output of the following commands are as follows-

# pkgfile tracker-store
extra/tracker

# pacman -Qo tracker-store
error: failed to find 'tracker-store' in PATH: No such file or directory

I have successfully disabled "tracker-extract" but "tracker-store" is proving to be another story!

Thanks!

Trilby · 2017-06-29 10:11:32

Where did you get the "Hidden=true" parameter?

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/De … op_entries

seth · 2017-06-29 13:22:00

https://specifications.freedesktop.org/ … atest.html

Hidden Key
When the .desktop file has the Hidden key set to true, the .desktop file MUST be ignored. When multiple .desktop files with the same name exists in multiple directories then only the Hidden key in the most important .desktop file must be considered: If it is set to true all .desktop files with the same name in the other directories MUST be ignored as well.

In principle, that's the proper approach, but should be /etc/xdg/autostart/tracker-store.desktop or ~/.config/autostart/tracker-store.desktop

Howeverm the binary is /usr/lib/tracker/tracker-store, it comes with the "tracker" package (which you may likely remove?) and there's /usr/share/dbus-1/services/org.freedesktop.Tracker1.service and /usr/lib/systemd/user/tracker-store.service what makes me question whether the process is launched via xdg autostart.

(No, I neither use gnome nor do I have this kind of spyware installed or ever used and I certainly do not intend to)

ralph_hellgrind · 2017-06-30 00:14:17

@seth, for the file "/etc/xdg/autostart/tracker-store.desktop", "Hidden=true" is already present in the file. But "~/.config/autostart/" folder does not have "tracker-store.desktop" file.
I have "tried" to remove "tracker" by using- "pacman -R tracker". I am also averse to have this level of monitoring in the background and am thereby trying to remove it.
Should I also do something else?

ralph_hellgrind · 2017-06-30 00:15:19

@Trillby, I found it while trying to troubleshoot in different forums and "How Tos".

seth · 2017-06-30 06:01:14

You can copy the file there and edit it locally (this is preferred since the global version will likely be overridden with the next update)
Why does "pacman -Rs tracker" faile (ie. for what dependency)

As mentioned, I'd worry that tracker isn't started by autostart at all but either by the system service (disable it) or the dbus interface - the latter unfortunately states

[FIXME the file format should be much better specified than "similar to .desktop entries" esp. since desktop entries are already badly-specified. ;-)]

...
But I guess if it's not there or the exec line says "/bin/false", the tracker won't start. Notice that this can have unforseen consequences if processes blindly rely on the existence of the tracker.

ralph_hellgrind · 2017-07-01 03:26:49

@seth, I was able to successfully remove "tracker" using "pacman -R" as I found out the dependency and uninstalled it first. Now "tracker-store" and/or "tracker-extract" do not run as I have been monitoring them using "pidof tracker-store/extract" and System Monitor.

I will have a look into "systemd" to have a better understanding of the system services. I am aware that uninstalling it can have unspeculated consequences but I am ready for that. What I am not ready for is the blatant tracking!

Thank you Seth for your replies!

seth · 2017-07-01 06:19:52

If you removed the depending packages (w/o the -d switch) there's no consequence to worry about. Everything remaining should be abe to deal with tracker (as optional dependency at best)

ralph_hellgrind · 2017-07-03 12:22:25

@seth, everything is running fine (as of now). The system performance has significantly improved!
Thanks for your help!!

ralph_hellgrind · 2017-07-03 12:23:00

This topic has been RESOLVED.

LaurentvdB · 2017-07-03 13:08:43

ralph_hellgrind wrote:

This topic has been RESOLVED.

Then could you please add [SOLVED] in the title?

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Unable to disable "tracker-store"

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Re: Unable to disable "tracker-store"

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