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opensas
Asked: 2019-05-24 21:51:36 +0800 CST

where should I put my .desktop files in kde plasma?

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In gnome I can create a shortcut to an application by placing the .dektop file in the ~/.local/share/applications/, like this

cat > ~/.local/share/applications/vscode.desktop <<EOL
[Desktop Entry]
Exec=/media/data/sas/devel/opt/code/code %f
Icon=/media/data/sas/devel/opt/code/visual-studio-code-green.png
Terminal=false
Type=Application
Name=vscode
Comment=Editor for building and debugging modern web and cloud applications
Categories=Development;WebDevelopment;IDE;Utility;TextEditor;
EOL

So I can press the super key ad just start typing code to run it

How can I achieve the same with kde 5???

Using Kubuntu 18.04, kde plasma 5.12.7, kde framework 5.44

edit: just had to create the folder and everything worked as expected, sorry...

shortcut-keys kubuntu .desktop kde5 plasma-5

1 Answers

  1. Global application launch files ending ".desktop" go in:

    /usr/share/applications

    Personal application files go in:

    /home/$USER/.local/share/applications/

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