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This article introduces the relevant knowledge of "the specific process of creating desktop shortcuts in ubuntu". In the operation of actual cases, many people will encounter such a dilemma, 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!

By default, ubuntu saves the automatically installed software shortcuts in the / usr/share/applications directory. If we want to create a desktop shortcut, just right-click-copy-Ok the desktop, as shown below:

The above method is realized after the system automatically installs the software, and sometimes we download some software from the Internet to install it manually, so how to create a desktop shortcut to the software? Here, take Eclipse as an example. First, download the Eclipse package from the official website, decompress it directly in a certain directory, double-click the eclipse file in it, and you can start eclipse. However, if you want to open eclipse every time, you have to start it from the installation directory. Isn't that troublesome? Follow these steps to create a desktop shortcut.

1. Create a file and copy the following code into it

Here we only need to focus on three places, namely, the path of the Exec= software execution file, the Icon= shortcut icon (if any), and the Name= shortcut name. Modify the code according to the location of your software, and then close the file after saving.

The code is as follows:

[Desktop Entry]

Categories=Development

Commit [zh _ CN] =

Comment=

Exec=/home/owen/Software/eclipse/eclipse

GenericName [zh _ CN] = IDE

GenericName=IDE

Icon=/home/owen/Software/eclipse/icon.xpm

MimeType=

Name [zh _ CN] = eclipse

Name=eclipse

Path=

StartupNotify=true

Terminal=false

Type=Application

XmurDBUSripServiceNameName=

XmurDBUSMutual StartupType =

X-KDE-SubstituteUID=false

X-KDE-Username=owen

2. Change the file name to eclipse.desktop

3. Add executable permissions to the file

You can modify it through the chmod + x desktop file or by directly right-clicking the permission.

4. Copy the file to the desktop

Note: in previous versions of ubuntu11.04, there seemed to be an easier way to create desktop shortcuts: right-click the desktop-create initiator

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