Sticky Notes Widget - how to make it go away and stay away?

[TwoFistedJustice]

Lately the sticky notes widget has been appearing on my desktop. I did not install it. I have uninstalled it via the long-click handle, or so I thought, only to have it reappear on the next startup. This morning it appeared displaying the contents of last night's clipboard.

How do I get rid of this thing permanently?

[marco07]

Unlock the panel by right click on it and select edit panel, hover the mouse pointer on the note, a side menu will show up. Close the note. Hope this will help!

[Fred47]

It comes with Kubuntu. Just open Discover and remove it.

[claydoh]

Do you use the middle mouse button to paste? This is the most likely cause for these. Stray clickies pasting text contents, which on the desktop creates a new notes widget. . I have one mouse that middle clicks when I breathe on it or look at it sideways.

On the right-click context menu on the desktop, and in the desktop configuration settings you can disable or change the middle mouse to paste action.

[claydoh]

It comes with Kubuntu. Just open Discover and remove it.

It can't be uninstalled without removing all of the stock widgets (among other things), at least not without manually removing/editing system level files and the like.

[TwoFistedJustice]

Do you use the middle mouse button to paste? This is the most likely cause for these. Stray clickies pasting text contents, which on the desktop creates a new notes widget. . I have one mouse that middle clicks when I breathe on it or look at it sideways.

On the right-click context menu on the desktop, and in the desktop configuration settings you can disable or change the middle mouse to paste action.

I don't use middle clicks ever for anything. However, in my experience your instincts are usually right. So I changed the middle click from 'paste' to 'change window'. Now to see if I get more unwanted sticky notes...