--- a/uninstall.py Wed Aug 06 18:54:06 2014 +0200 +++ b/uninstall.py Sat Aug 09 12:23:18 2014 +0200 @@ -99,9 +99,10 @@ global pyModDir # Remove the menu entry for Linux systems - if sys.platform.startswith("linux"): + if sys.platform.startswith("linux") and os.getuid() == 0: for name in ["/usr/share/pixmaps/eric.png", "/usr/share/applications/eric5.desktop", + "/usr/share/appdata/eric6.appdata.xml", "/usr/share/pixmaps/ericWeb.png", "/usr/share/applications/eric5_webbrowser.desktop"]: if os.path.exists(name):