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mickkk
Asked: 2015-12-21 05:07:17 +0800 CST

Eclipse desktop shortcut keeps disappearing at every startup?

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Every time I start up my Ubuntu 15.10 desktop the Eclipse shortcut on the desktop (and on the launcher) disappears.

I tried to create the shortcut both using "right click -> create shortcut" and manually by creating a .desktop file and enabling the executable file option but I got the same result: after a reboot the link is missing. While this is not a problem for starting Eclipse, it is however rather annoying. How can I fix this?

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  1. Best Answer

    Install the desktop file using the following,

    sudo desktop-file-install /usr/share/applications/eclipse.desktop

    Create a link file using the below command to open eclipse in command mode.

    sudo ln -s /opt/eclipse/eclipse /usr/local/bin/

    That’s it , Now you can launch eclipse.

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