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Richard Bernstein
Asked: 2020-02-14 05:26:24 +0800 CST

need a way to start an app from an icon [duplicate]

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I have finally managed to get iReports working under Ubuntu 18.04. To start it I need to go to a command window, cd to /opt/iReports5.6.0/bin, and then type ./ireports. Why, I have no idea? If I type ireportes.exe in the bin directory it doesn't start. Regardless it took countless hours to get the correct version of java (1.7) to run instead of 1.8, which was a sticking issue. In Windows I would just create a shortcut to a batch file that would change the directory to /opt/iReports5.6.0/bin/ and then execute ./ireports. And I would then drop the shortcut onto the desktop.

Is there anything analagous in Ubuntu 18 world?

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1 Answers

  1. You can easily create desktop icon for your app. Follow these steps:

    Open your terminal and execute:

    sudo apt  install --no-install-recommends gnome-panel

gnome-desktop-item-edit ~/Desktop/ --create-new

    Enter type, name, path to the application binary executable and optional comment. New desktop shortcut has now been created.

    Double-click on the the new shortcut and select Trust and Launch. Set icon by right-click on the new desktop shortcut, selecting Properties. Next, click on the shortcut icon and choose path desired icon.

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