Wine Shortcuts – How to Create a Shortcut to Start a Windows Application with Wine

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How do I create a shortcut to start a Windows application with Wine?

For example I have Notepad++:

/media/DATA/Progs/Notepad++/notepad++.exe

and I would like to have a shortcut to it on the desktop.

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Right click on your Desktop and then select Create Launcher.
Then enter the name and in command box enter the path of your wine application.
Now you can simply click the launcher in your Desktop to open your wine application.
Also have a look at this link.

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