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Daily DMG has a little clutter

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enhancement packaging polishing
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Description

System details:

Positron and OS details:

https://github.com/posit-dev/positron-builds/releases/download/2026.04.0-121/Positron-2026.04.0-121-arm64.dmg

Session details:

N/A

Describe the issue:

Image

Steps to reproduce the issue:

Just need to open dmg

Expected or desired behavior:

Clean view

Were there any error messages in the UI, Output panel, or Developer Tools console?

No

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by opening the linked arm64 DMG and compare its contents with the screenshot. The issue names no source file, test, or specific clutter item, so first identify exactly what should be removed and locate the daily-DMG packaging entry point. Done means the DMG opens to the requested clean view.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
macos
Domain
desktop
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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