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Asked: 2020-03-26 05:34:28 +0800 CST

How can I create a shortcut for running an AppImage without the terminal in Gnome?

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I am using Navicat for MySQL on Ubuntu 18.04.4 LTS with the native Gnome UI. Prior versions of Navicat used Wine, but this version (15) provides an AppImage file which I have been launching from the terminal. Once launched, it ties up that terminal process until I exit Navicat. This annoys me.

I've found several walkthroughs that pertain to the Wine version on Unity, but nothing for running the AppImage on Gnome. Is there any way I can create a shortcut on the launcher bar (or wherever) in Gnome so I don't have to launch the process from a terminal window?

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1 Answers

  1. You could do it using appimaged:

    • Download trial version of navicat15 from here
    • chmod +x ~/Downloads/navicat15-mysql-en.AppImage
    • mkdir ~/bin
    • cp ~/Downloads/navicat15-mysql-en.AppImage ~/bin

    • Download appimaged:

      wget "https://github.com/AppImage/appimaged/releases/download/continuous/appimaged-x86_64.AppImage"

    • chmod a+x appimaged-x86_64.AppImage

    • ./appimaged-x86_64.AppImage --install
    • export PATH=$PATH:/home/user/.local/bin - optional, if your echo $PATH does not contain /home/user/.local/bin directory, where appimaged binary is copied. Could be added in ~/.bashrc
    • Run it by appimaged -v - this command will register .AppImage file found in ~/bin directory
    • After some time check Applications menu and find out Navicat 15 for MySQL there.
    • Interrupt appimaged -v command execution by Ctrl+C.

    Tested on Ubuntu 19.10 and Lubuntu 18.04.

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