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sawa
Asked: 2014-04-10 06:27:48 +0800 CST

How do I launch my script from a launcher?

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I have my custom script in Ruby with read permission, which starts with:

#!/usr/bin/env ruby

I can run that script from the terminal by typing that path. I added a file with .desktop extention to /usr/share/applications with content

[Desktop Entry]
Name=Foo
Comment=Foo
Exec=/path/to/the/script
Terminal=false
Type=Application
Categories=Utility;Application;

and permission 777. When I open the Ubuntu file/application searcher at the top-left corner, I find my script by typing in the name. But when I click on it, it does not run. What am I doing wrong?

unity

1 Answers

  1. I do not know what exactly is "content that I believe is appropriate". However, if you can run the script through terminal all you have to do is create a script with:

    #!/bin/bash    
cd /path/to/folder
command-you-would-run-in-terminal

    Make the script executable. Then in your .desktop file, launch the script instead of your command directly.

    Example

    #!/usr/bin/env xdg-open

[Desktop Entry]
Version=1.0
Encoding=UTF-8
Type=Application
Terminal=false
Exec=path/to/icon/bash script
Name=Script name
path/to/icon/here
Comment=A description here
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