How to remove Mail Reader entry in XFCE menu. As a matter of good practice, backup the original configuration. Create a backup folder in your home directory like ~/backup . Copy /usr/share/applications/exo-mail-reader.desktop to ~/backup . We will be making global (machine level) change so all users will not see Mail Reader entry. Edit exo-mail-reader.desktop using your favorite editor, comment out the line like #OnlyShowIn=XFCE; then add the following line NotShowIn=XFCE; .
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