How to create a desktop item on Ubuntu 14.04

published Aug 15, 2015 12:47   by admin ( last modified Aug 15, 2015 12:47 )
In GNOME desktop, you can use gnome-desktop-item-edit to configure a desktop shortcut easily.
$ gnome-desktop-item-edit ~/.local/share/applications --create-new
In this example, gnome-desktop-item-edit will automatically create a desktop launcher file in ~/.local/share/applications.
If gnome-desktop-item-edit is not available (e.g., on Ubuntu), you can install it as follows.
$ sudo apt-get install --no-install-recommends gnome-panel


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