Ubuntu 16.04 LTS下Chrome被误识别为Hangouts的异常问题求助

Hey there, I’ve run into this exact weird issue before—your Hangouts extension is messing with Chrome’s desktop entry settings, making the system mix up their identities. Let’s get your Chrome back to normal with these straightforward steps:

• First, clean up the bad launcher shortcut
  Right-click that mislabeled Hangouts/Chrome icon on your launcher and select Remove from Launcher to start fresh.

• Fix Chrome’s desktop entry file
  This is where the mixup usually originates. Open a terminal (press Ctrl+Alt+T to launch it quickly) and run:

  sudo nano /usr/share/applications/google-chrome.desktop
  

  Scan through the file and ensure these key lines are set correctly (no Hangouts references should be here):

  • Name=Google Chrome
  • Comment=Access the Internet
  • Exec=/usr/bin/google-chrome-stable %U
    Also, double-check that the incognito mode section is present—it should look like this:

  [Desktop Action new-window]
  Name=New Window
  Exec=/usr/bin/google-chrome-stable
  
  [Desktop Action new-private-window]
  Name=New Incognito Window
  Exec=/usr/bin/google-chrome-stable --incognito
  

  Save your changes with Ctrl+O (press Enter to confirm), then exit nano with Ctrl+X.

• Refresh the desktop app database
  Run this command to make Ubuntu recognize the corrected desktop file:

  update-desktop-database /usr/share/applications/
  

  If you have a corrupted local entry in your home folder, delete it too:

  rm ~/.local/share/applications/google-chrome.desktop
  

  Log out and back in (or restart your system) to let the changes take full effect.

• Troubleshoot the Hangouts extension (optional)
  If the issue persists, launch Chrome directly via terminal with /usr/bin/google-chrome-stable, head to chrome://extensions/, and disable the Hangouts extension temporarily. If the problem goes away, you can try re-enabling it—sometimes extensions glitch out and cause these kinds of desktop entry conflicts.

Once you’re done, searching for "Chrome" should pull up the correct icon, and right-clicking it (or adding it to the launcher) will bring back the New Incognito Window option and all other standard Chrome actions.

内容的提问来源于stack exchange，提问作者AJ.