I’m currently using OpenSuse 13.1 64bit with the KDE desktop.
I downloaded the Eclipse Luna 64bit tarball from the official site. One thing before I state the problem is that after configuring Eclipse it does run successfully with no problems. However, when I created the desktop shortcut for the program, it does exist on the Desktop and works properly, but the specialized image for the shortcut isn’t displayed. I looked back into the eclipse directory to verify if an icon design existed, and there indeed is. The file name for the icon is simply “icon.xpm”. I might’ve done something wrong when creating the desktop shortcut, but I can’t find out why. I’ll explain my process of how I configured the program, and perhaps someone can explain how I messed up, or if it might be something else.
First, I logged into root, then unpacked the tarball. After that I copied the extracted folder into /opt. Basic configuration was complete, now I needed to create the desktop shortcut. So I opened nano in the terminal and typed all of this in:
Now the other thing I’d like to be done before declaring the configuration complete is to have a shortcut in the Application launcher. I don’t know how to add shortcuts to the launcher (new to KDE). so hopefully someone can enlighten me on how to do that.
These aren’t really critical problems, since I can run Eclipse just fine, but if I just let it be, it’d soon bug the heck out of me. I’m just nitpicky like that Anyway, any help you can give would be great. Thanks!
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>I’m currently using OpenSuse 13.1 64bit with the KDE desktop.
>
>I downloaded the Eclipse Luna 64bit tarball from the official site.
I try to avoid installing from tarballs but when i do i expect to use the
following standard method (with tarball the target directory):
CODE:
untar -xvf ./the_tarball.tar [whatever the filenames is]
…/configure
make
su -
make install
exit
/CODE:
>One
>thing before I state the problem is that after configuring Eclipse it
>does run successfully with no problems. However, when I created the
>desktop shortcut for the program, it does exist on the Desktop and works
>properly, but the specialized image for the shortcut isn’t displayed. I
>looked back into the eclipse directory to verify if an icon design
>existed, and there indeed is. The file name for the icon is simply
>“icon.xpm”. I might’ve done something wrong when creating the desktop
>shortcut, but I can’t find out why. I’ll explain my process of how I
>configured the program, and perhaps someone can explain how I messed up,
>or if it might be something else.
>
>First, I logged into root, then unpacked the tarball. After that I
>copied the extracted folder into /opt.
Please always unpack to where you are going to use it. It helps untar get
the prefixes right.
>Basic configuration was complete,
>now I needed to create the desktop shortcut. So I opened nano in the
>terminal and typed all of this in:
>
>
>Code:
>--------------------
> [Desktop Entry]Name=Eclipse
> Type=Application
> Exec=eclipse
> Terminal=false
> Icon=eclipse
> Comment=Integrated Development Environment
> NoDisplay=false
> Categories=Development;IDE; Name[en]=Eclipse
>--------------------
>
>
>I exited nano, then I typed this code in:
>
>
>Code:
>--------------------
> desktop-file-install eclipse.desktop
>--------------------
>
>
>Then created a symlink using:
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>
>Code:
>--------------------
> cd /usr/local/bin
> ln -s /opt/eclipse/eclipse
>--------------------
>
>
>And that’s all I did.
All of that should have been automatic by using the standard install from
tarball method.
>
>Now the other thing I’d like to be done before declaring the
>configuration complete is to have a shortcut in the Application
>launcher. I don’t know how to add shortcuts to the launcher (new to
>KDE). so hopefully someone can enlighten me on how to do that.
>
>These aren’t really critical problems, since I can run Eclipse just
>fine, but if I just let it be, it’d soon bug the heck out of me. I’m
>just nitpicky like that Anyway, any help you can give would be great.
>Thanks!
>
>Cmiller
To associate a icon with a shortcut on KDE right click the short cut select properties click the big icon on the first tab navigate to icon file and select
Anyway, any help you can give would be great. Thanks!