I have an application that I want to include an icon on my Activities list or column (Gnome). I created a launch file and saved it in the Desktop file. The icon is displayed and I can click on it to start the application, this works just fine. Now I want to be able to add this launch icon to my Activities list. I copied the launch file to /usr/local/share/applications folder. But the icon does not show up on the Applications list and if I try to start the application from /usr/local/share/applications I get an error “command not found”. What am I missing.
On Sat 17 Aug 2013 12:26:02 AM CDT, pestocat wrote:
I have an application that I want to include an icon on my Activities
list or column (Gnome). I created a launch file and saved it in the
Desktop file. The icon is displayed and I can click on it to start the
application, this works just fine. Now I want to be able to add this
launch icon to my Activities list. I copied the launch file to
/usr/local/share/applications folder. But the icon does not show up on
the Applications list and if I try to start the application from
/usr/local/share/applications I get an error “command not found”. What
am I missing.
Hi
You should copy it to your user directory which is
~/.local/share/applications
In your desktop file should be the full path to your application if
it’s not in the system path.
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Cheers Malcolm °¿° (Linux Counter #276890)
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Thank you, that works perfect.
pestocat wrote:
>
> malcolmlewis;2579701 Wrote:
>> Hi
>> You should copy it to your user directory which is
>> ~/.local/share/applications
>>
>> In your desktop file should be the full path to your application if
>> it’s not in the system path.
>>
>> –
>> Cheers Malcolm °¿° (Linux Counter #276890)
>> openSUSE 12.3 (x86_64) Kernel 3.7.10-1.16-desktop
>> up 2 days 10:32, 5 users, load average: 0.25, 0.20, 0.28
>> CPU AMD E2-1800@1.70GHz | GPU Radeon HD 7340
>
> Thank you, that works perfect.
>
>
I prefer to create launchers in activities using alacarte
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GNOME 3.6.2
openSUSE Release 12.3 (Dartmouth) 64-bit
Kernel Linux 3.7.10-1.16-desktop