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This article introduces the knowledge of "how to create desktop shortcuts under Linux". Many people will encounter this dilemma in the operation of actual cases, so let the editor lead you to learn how to deal with these situations. I hope you can read it carefully and be able to achieve something!

Create a new xxx.desktop file under your Home/Desktop folder and add execution permission

The code is as follows:

Chmod + x xxx.desktop

For details, please refer to the template below. By the way, I will talk about the installation method of software under linux, taking sublime text 2 as an example.

Download the installation package of sublime linux, and create a new directory name in your home directory, which can be called app, or myapps or something, as long as you understand it, it is the installation directory of the software, unzip sublime text 2 into it, so the overall directory structure is as follows

The code is as follows:

-- home\ yournam

-apps\

-sublime text 2\

The content of the template is explained below. The first line is the necessary comments for all scripts marked with executable tags. The content is the address of the interpreter that executes the script. Here, it is used to explain desktop shortcuts.

The second line begins with the specific content.

Explain two important places, one is exec, this is the address of your executable file, if there is a space in the middle, then enclose it in quotation marks

Icon, this is the icon of your application, or the default icon is ugly.

The code is as follows:

#! / usr/bin/env xdg-open

[Desktop Entry]

Categories=Development

Commit [zh _ CN] =

Comment=

Exec= "/ home/bowman/apps/Sublime Text 2/sublime_text"

Sublime Texe name [zh _ CN] = GenericName 2

GenericName=Sublime Texe 2

Icon= "/ home/bowman/apps/Sublime Text 2/Icon/256x256/sublime_text.png"

MimeType=

Name [zh _ CN] = Sublime Texe 2

Name=Sublime Texe 2

Path=

StartupNotify=true

Terminal=false

Type=Application

XmurDBUSripServiceNameName=

XmurDBUSMutual StartupType =

X-KDE-SubstituteUID=false

X-KDE-Username=owen

For category, here is a main list to choose from

He table below lists all Main Categories.

Main Category Description Notes

AudioVideo Application for presenting, creating, or processing multimedia (audio/video)

Audio An audio application Desktop entry must include AudioVideo as well

Video A video application Desktop entry must include AudioVideo as well

Development An application for development

Education Educational software

Game A game

Graphics Application for viewing, creating, or processing graphics

Network Network application such as a web browser

Office An office type application

Science Scientific software

Settings Settings applications Entries may appear in a separate menu or as part of a "Control Center"

System System application, "System Tools" such as say a log viewer or network monitor

Utility Small utility application, "Accessories"

References:

Http://standards.freedesktop.org/menu-spec/latest/apa.html#main-category-registry

Http://standards.freedesktop.org/desktop-entry-spec/desktop-entry-spec-latest.html

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