I have created a .desktop
file for Eclipse and put it in .local/share/applications
in applications launcher the icon of app is not showing up.
[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Name=Oxygen_Eclipse
Comment=Eclipse Integrated Development Environment
Icon= /home/amir/IDE/OXYGEN/eclipse/icon.xpm
Exec= /home/amir/IDE/OXYGEN/eclipse/eclipse
Terminal=false
Categories=Development;IDE;Java;
StartupWMClass=Oxygen_Eclipse
I have the same .desktop
file for eclipse Luna (with path to luna folder) and that one shows the icon. I have tried .png
file and another .xmp
icon none of them work.
Best Answer
I had a similar issue and I fixed it by removing a stray whitespace character at the end of the
Icon
line. It looks like there is whitespace in you paths, what happens if you try