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I'm using Ubuntu 12.04 LTS with Gnome classic and am trying to create desktop shortcuts for applications on the Applications menu, so I can drag them to the bar on the bottom of the screen. This should be a fairly straight forward process but apparently not. Could anyone let me know how to do it?
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You should be able to do it this way: Add desktop icons to KDE and GNOME
- Right-click an empty spot on the desktop.
- Select Create Launcher.
- Select Application from the “Type” drop-down.
- Give the launcher a name.
- Click the browse button and search for the application you want to launch (or you can just enter the full path to the executable).
- Click the Icon button (see Figure 1 – the “spring board” button) and search for an icon to use for the launcher (these will most likely be found in /usr/share/pixmaps).
- Optionally, give the launcher a comment (for the mouse over).
- Click OK
- That’s it. After you click OK the launcher will be placed on the desktop for you.
Or as explained here: GNOME desktop basics
paulsm4
Posted 2012-07-25T03:34:19.603
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Gnome uses the free desktop specification. You need to create a desktop entry file and place it in the correct directory: http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Specifications/desktop-entry-spec
Update: the directory structure is here: http://standards.freedesktop.org/menu-spec/latest/ar01s02.html, more information on the XDG directory structure is here: http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Specifications/basedir-spec?action=show&redirect=Standards%2Fbasedir-spec
teambob
Posted 2012-07-25T03:34:19.603
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In Gnome-Legacy of Ubuntu 14.04, you can select a program from the menus, then Ctrl-click and drag it to the desktop or one of the panels.
Pedro Braconnot
Posted 2012-07-25T03:34:19.603
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1This covers the .desktop files themselves, but not where they should be placed in order to appear in the menu. – Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams – 2012-07-25T04:13:11.027