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Paul Jurczak
Asked: 2021-09-29 07:17:48 +0800 CST

Add an app to the launcher

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I'm using ImageJ, which is distributed as a folder with Java files. I would like to add it to the app launcher. Unfortunately instructions from: https://linuxconfig.org/how-to-create-desktop-shortcut-launcher-on-ubuntu-20-04-focal-fossa-linux don't work. Right clicking on ImageJ icon on the desktop doesn't show Allow Launching option. What is the solution?

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I found that copying the executable file to Desktop folder wasn't the way to go. In app directory:

paul@desktop:~/apps/Fiji.app$ ls
Contents   ImageJ2.desktop  images  java  licenses  macros   README.md  scripts
db.xml.gz  ImageJ-linux64   jars    lib   luts      plugins  retro      WELCOME.md

there ImageJ2.desktop file suitable for this purpose. Right clicking on it shows Allow Launching option. Unfortunately, selecting it doesn't make it visible to the Gnome app launcher.

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1 Answers

  1. If you know the command line to launch the software from the terminal, I suggest using 'Menu editor' available in the Software center to resolve your issue - adding the launcher to the Gnome apps.

    For example

    The command line for opening ImageJ that is extracted to my 'Home' folder is java -jar /home/dr/ij153-linux64-java8/ImageJ/ij.jar The above command shall be used to create the launcher using the Menu editor.

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