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Mc Jorch
Asked: 2018-11-23 18:21:23 +0800 CST

Own made .desktop doesn't show at sidebar Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Unity

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I created my own .desktop file because I've moved the folders where IntelliJ IDEA was installed. 

[Desktop entry]
Name=Intellij_IDEA
Exec=/home/jorch/Documents/1.IDEsAndPrograms/idea-IU/bin/idea.sh
Icon=/home/jorch/Documents/1.IDEsAndPrograms/idea-IU/bin/idea.png
Type=Application
Comment=Integrated Development Environment
NoDisplay=false
StartupNotify=true
Categories=GNOME;Development
X-Desktop-File-Install-Version=0.22

Here is what's inside my intellij.desktop in /usr/share/applications.

I have even checked if there were some "old files" as suggested here.

I also tried, login out or running Alt+f2 and then unity to restart unity.

unity .desktop unity-dash intellij

1 Answers

  1. Best Answer

    Try [Desktop Entry] rather than [Desktop entry]. Also make sure the path is correct.

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