Dash (from Unity) does not showing Applications

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I have a weird issue with Unity, it just stopped showing applications in the unity dash search menu.
I can't launch application unless I run them from the terminal.

I have tried to force unity re-installation with no success, and I could not find any other information regarding to this issue. Prior to full re-installation (I prefer not to, since my disk is encrypted) I am seeking for help. (I am a developer and would love to help with more information as needed).

An image to applications is shown like this, when looking at Ubuntu dash search feature.

I think you're talking about the Ubuntu **dash** search engine. You can upload a picture and leave only a _link_ to it. — Gediminas Jeremiah Gudelis, Aug 18 '13 at 15:20
ok - Thanks, this is the link to the image [link](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-TOp9eaPu1QA/UhHM9skH8sI/AAAAAAAABu4/JCGcaG6g-Oo/w1056-h659-no/noapps.png) — Moshe Beeri, Aug 19 '13 at 07:46
Searching for applications missing in dash, I got to [this post](http://askubuntu.com/questions/225519/applications-not-showing-in-unity-dash) I re installed unity-lens-applications and unity-lens-files and log out, but nothing had changed, any idea?? — Moshe Beeri, Aug 19 '13 at 07:57
trying this as well `mv ~/.local/share/zeitgeist ~/.local/share/zeitgeist.bak` — Moshe Beeri, Aug 19 '13 at 08:20
That did not help either. is there a way to re-install the whole unity package? — Moshe Beeri, Aug 19 '13 at 08:30
I need to say, I'm very disppointed with ubuntu 13.10. it is a bit crash. I have the same problem, it happen right after I had unistall a VPN program called "Safejumper", I just remove the folde in my /home//SafeJumper and /home//.SafeJumper The ubuntu stop showing my application in the Dash Search. I'm pretty sure in my case was SafeJumper responsible for the trouble. — devasia2112, Apr 12 '14 at 13:18
I will move back to opensuse, ubuntu disappointed me in so many ways. To many "frufru" — devasia2112, Apr 12 '14 at 13:21
Possible duplicate of [Applications don't appear in the Dash (14.04)](http://askubuntu.com/questions/501880/applications-dont-appear-in-the-dash-14-04) — Waldir Leoncio, Mar 13 '16 at 14:00

score 33 · Answer 1 · edited May 18 '14 at 11:54

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Try to remove and re-install unity-lens-applications

sudo apt-get purge unity-lens-applications    
sudo apt-get install unity-lens-applications

Edit: Log off & login. If doesn't work restart your system (see comments)

edited May 18 '14 at 11:54

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answered Aug 21 '13 at 15:11

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10x but it did not helped :-( Still can not see applications in dash! – Moshe Beeri Aug 29 '13 at 14:35
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Any other suggestions? – Moshe Beeri Sep 02 '13 at 09:46
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@rpadovani Just to say! Your tip work for me. But you need to restart your system after apply. Thanks for save my day! ;) – devasia2112 Apr 12 '14 at 13:27
I had this same problem. Your solution worked for me. Thanks!! – Matt Caswell Oct 26 '14 at 21:25
Worked for me, Ubuntu 14.04LTS – Bryce Nov 12 '17 at 06:32

score 16 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 20 '14 at 07:18

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Delete the .cache directory from home folder, logout and login again. It worked for me.

answered Jan 20 '14 at 07:18

anurag-jain

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Thanks, But I already reinstalled the system. – Moshe Beeri Jan 20 '14 at 07:51
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In case you encounter the same issue again this should help you. – anurag-jain Jan 21 '14 at 07:16
This worked for me – Luis Lobo Borobia Nov 18 '14 at 22:19
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deleting ~/.cache/unity* worked for me – isalgueiro Aug 18 '15 at 16:29

score 4 · Answer 3 · edited Oct 19 '16 at 06:07

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I finally found out why the installed Applications were not showing up. Check for Filters options while searching and select the Applications button.

Mine was not selected so it was listing due to filters applied.

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edited Oct 19 '16 at 06:07

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answered Oct 19 '16 at 04:31

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Andrey Izman · Answer 4 · 2019-11-25T09:46:08.397

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This command will restart zeitgeist daemon which sometimes fails to start and unity dash does not showing applications

sudo zeitgeist-daemon --replace

edited Nov 25 '19 at 09:46

answered Nov 25 '19 at 06:17

Andrey Izman

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@damadam do you understand now? – Andrey Izman Nov 25 '19 at 09:47

score -1 · Answer 5 · answered Mar 20 '18 at 02:13

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Had this problem after unticking in Unity Tweak Tool > Web Apps > Preauthorized domains > Amazon
Reverted to default and got search working again

answered Mar 20 '18 at 02:13

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score -1 · Answer 6 · answered Jan 21 '17 at 08:31

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I had this problem. To solve it i deleted the recent files I had downloaded that were not on the software centre (i.e livewallpaper and the files related), used 'sudo apt-get autoremove' and then 'sudo reboot'.

answered Jan 21 '17 at 08:31

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