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Top Forums Shell Programming and Scripting Create a desktop launcher for programs Post 303014645 by robertkwild on Friday 16th of March 2018 10:07:03 PM
Old 03-16-2018
Create a desktop launcher for programs
hi all,

i want to create a desktop launcher for multiple programs and save it to everyones users desktop

i want to create a launcher panel with multiple icons for programs like firefox, chrome, libre office etc etc and when they click on the disired program it opens up the program

is this possible

thanks,

rob

---------- Post updated at 07:58 PM ---------- Previous update was at 05:57 PM ----------

just thought of another really simple way

Code:
mkdir /applications

and in the aplications folder will be different scripts like

---------------------

Code:
#!/bin/bash

/usr/bin/firefox

------------------------------

and this will start up firefox when they click the firefox.sh

will this work?

---------- Post updated at 09:07 PM ---------- Previous update was at 07:58 PM ----------

resolved!!!

i found the correct way to do it

make a file called "firefox.desktop" make note of .desktop NOT .sh and write this in the file

Code:
[Desktop Entry]
Name=Run Firefox
Comment=Run Firefox
Exec=/usr/bin/firefox
Icon=
Terminal=false
Type=Application

created a soft link for it on my end users desktop and now when they double click it in applications folder it opens firefox
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