This bug was fixed in the package gnome-software - 3.20.1+git20170208.0.a34b091-0ubuntu1
--------------- gnome-software (3.20.1+git20170208.0.a34b091-0ubuntu1) yakkety; urgency=medium * New upstream snapshot from the wip/ubuntu branch at git://git.gnome.org/gnome-software. - Hide 3rd party / non-free license warnings and just show as "Unknown" (LP: #1662750) - Add handler for snap:// URLs (LP: #1621971) - Hide .desktop file from startup applications (LP: #1662749) * debian/control: - Update Vcs-Bzr link -- Robert Ancell <robert.anc...@canonical.com> Wed, 08 Feb 2017 20:07:16 +1300 ** Changed in: gnome-software (Ubuntu Yakkety) Status: Fix Committed => Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-software in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1662749 Title: GNOME Software has entry in Startup Applications Status in GNOME Software: Fix Released Status in gnome-software package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in gnome-software source package in Xenial: Fix Released Status in gnome-software source package in Yakkety: Fix Released Bug description: [Impact] GNOME Software shows in the startup applications list and can be disabled. This is a feature that should not be easily disabled by the user. [Test Case] 1. Open Startup Applications Expected result: GNOME Software is not shown Observed result: GNOME Software is shown and can be disabled. [Regression Potential] Low - this just hides this entry. If a user had disabled the gnome-software service from automatically starting in the background, it will now be more difficult to re-enable it. rm ~/.config/autostart/gnome-software-service.desktop The gnome-software service is a bit heavy (LP: #1592678) so some users do disable it. The downside is that by disabling it, the Software app takes much longer to start. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/gnome-software/+bug/1662749/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp