How do I make an application manually extract from a .tar be available on “Show Applications”?
I want my application that is portable extract from a .tar, like PopcornTime to be available in the "Show applications" in Ubuntu Bionic Beaver (18.04).
I extract my application in some folder and to run it, i used to run
./folder/'ApplicationRunnable'
I realize that is a lot easier to click on icon, that i created by using to following commands:
sudo apt-get install --no-install-recommends gnome-panel
gnome-desktop-item-edit --create-new ~/Desktop
But in my "Show Application" search, my application can't be found...
How can I make this kind of application appears on my "Show Applications" search?
gnome-shell menu .desktop tar appmenu
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I want my application that is portable extract from a .tar, like PopcornTime to be available in the "Show applications" in Ubuntu Bionic Beaver (18.04).
I extract my application in some folder and to run it, i used to run
./folder/'ApplicationRunnable'
I realize that is a lot easier to click on icon, that i created by using to following commands:
sudo apt-get install --no-install-recommends gnome-panel
gnome-desktop-item-edit --create-new ~/Desktop
But in my "Show Application" search, my application can't be found...
How can I make this kind of application appears on my "Show Applications" search?
gnome-shell menu .desktop tar appmenu
edited 7 mins ago
pomsky
30.3k1193126
asked 17 mins ago
Sham FiorinSham Fiorin
5618
add a comment |
I want my application that is portable extract from a .tar, like PopcornTime to be available in the "Show applications" in Ubuntu Bionic Beaver (18.04).
I extract my application in some folder and to run it, i used to run
./folder/'ApplicationRunnable'
I realize that is a lot easier to click on icon, that i created by using to following commands:
sudo apt-get install --no-install-recommends gnome-panel
gnome-desktop-item-edit --create-new ~/Desktop
But in my "Show Application" search, my application can't be found...
How can I make this kind of application appears on my "Show Applications" search?
gnome-shell menu .desktop tar appmenu
edited 7 mins ago
pomsky
30.3k1193126
asked 17 mins ago
Sham FiorinSham Fiorin
5618
I want my application that is portable extract from a .tar, like PopcornTime to be available in the "Show applications" in Ubuntu Bionic Beaver (18.04).
I extract my application in some folder and to run it, i used to run
./folder/'ApplicationRunnable'
I realize that is a lot easier to click on icon, that i created by using to following commands:
sudo apt-get install --no-install-recommends gnome-panel
gnome-desktop-item-edit --create-new ~/Desktop
But in my "Show Application" search, my application can't be found...
How can I make this kind of application appears on my "Show Applications" search?
gnome-shell menu .desktop tar appmenu
gnome-shell menu .desktop tar appmenu
edited 7 mins ago
pomsky
30.3k1193126
asked 17 mins ago
Sham FiorinSham Fiorin
5618
edited 7 mins ago
pomsky
30.3k1193126
asked 17 mins ago
Sham FiorinSham Fiorin
5618
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pomsky
30.3k1193126
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pomsky
30.3k1193126
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If you already have a .desktop file copy it into ~/.local/share/applications.
If not, see this guide on how to create one.
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Copy the .desktop file generated with gnome-desktop-item-edit in /usr/share/applications
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You need to create a .desktop launcher for the application in your ~/.local/share/applications directory.
Create an empty text file, name it <application-name>.desktop, and add the following lines to it
[Desktop Entry]
Name=Application Name
Comment=A short description of the application
Exec=/full/path/to/'ApplicationRunnable'
Terminal=false
Type=Application
Icon=/full/path/to/icon-file
Then save the file. If it doesn't appear in 'Show Applications', log out and re-login.
If you already have a working .desktop launcher created with gnome-desktop-item-edit in your ~/Desktop, then just copy it to ~/.local/share/applications.
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If you already have a .desktop file copy it into ~/.local/share/applications.
If not, see this guide on how to create one.
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If you already have a .desktop file copy it into ~/.local/share/applications.
If not, see this guide on how to create one.
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If you already have a .desktop file copy it into ~/.local/share/applications.
If not, see this guide on how to create one.
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If you already have a .desktop file copy it into ~/.local/share/applications.
If not, see this guide on how to create one.
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You need to create a .desktop launcher for the application in your ~/.local/share/applications directory.
Create an empty text file, name it <application-name>.desktop, and add the following lines to it
[Desktop Entry]
Name=Application Name
Comment=A short description of the application
Exec=/full/path/to/'ApplicationRunnable'
Terminal=false
Type=Application
Icon=/full/path/to/icon-file
Then save the file. If it doesn't appear in 'Show Applications', log out and re-login.
If you already have a working .desktop launcher created with gnome-desktop-item-edit in your ~/Desktop, then just copy it to ~/.local/share/applications.
answered 9 mins ago
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You need to create a .desktop launcher for the application in your ~/.local/share/applications directory.
Create an empty text file, name it <application-name>.desktop, and add the following lines to it
[Desktop Entry]
Name=Application Name
Comment=A short description of the application
Exec=/full/path/to/'ApplicationRunnable'
Terminal=false
Type=Application
Icon=/full/path/to/icon-file
Then save the file. If it doesn't appear in 'Show Applications', log out and re-login.
If you already have a working .desktop launcher created with gnome-desktop-item-edit in your ~/Desktop, then just copy it to ~/.local/share/applications.
answered 9 mins ago
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You need to create a .desktop launcher for the application in your ~/.local/share/applications directory.
Create an empty text file, name it <application-name>.desktop, and add the following lines to it
[Desktop Entry]
Name=Application Name
Comment=A short description of the application
Exec=/full/path/to/'ApplicationRunnable'
Terminal=false
Type=Application
Icon=/full/path/to/icon-file
Then save the file. If it doesn't appear in 'Show Applications', log out and re-login.
If you already have a working .desktop launcher created with gnome-desktop-item-edit in your ~/Desktop, then just copy it to ~/.local/share/applications.
answered 9 mins ago
pomskypomsky
30.3k1193126
You need to create a .desktop launcher for the application in your ~/.local/share/applications directory.
Create an empty text file, name it <application-name>.desktop, and add the following lines to it
[Desktop Entry]
Name=Application Name
Comment=A short description of the application
Exec=/full/path/to/'ApplicationRunnable'
Terminal=false
Type=Application
Icon=/full/path/to/icon-file
Then save the file. If it doesn't appear in 'Show Applications', log out and re-login.
If you already have a working .desktop launcher created with gnome-desktop-item-edit in your ~/Desktop, then just copy it to ~/.local/share/applications.
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