In older versions it was easy to create a launcher on my desktop. All I had to do is right click on my desktop and select the "create launcher" option.
How can I create such launchers now?
Ubuntu – How to create launchers on the desktop
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You can make it manualy, or using Alacarte
. Here's the way:
1: Install Alacarte
It will install some Gnome dependencies. Nothing to worry about.
2: Create a new entry
In the command entry, click browse and select your .jar file.
- You may need to add
/usr/bin/java -jarto the start of the Command, so that it looks like/usr/bin/java -jar /home/angel/minecraft.jar.
3: Make the file executable
Go where you have your .jar file. Right click, properties, permissions, check the 'Allow run as a program' option.
4: Look for it in the Dash
There you should have it. Just click and enjoy!
Extra: Here's the icon
Have a look at my project, Arronax:
It's available as a plugin for Nautilus and as a standalone application.
To install, open a terminal and type:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:diesch/stable
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install arronax
nautilus -q
Best Answer
The old GUI dialog is still available if you still want to use this:
Using ALT+F2 type
This will launch the old GUI Dialog and create a launcher on your Desktop:
Prerequisites
gnome-desktop-item-editis installed automatically if you have installed gnome-shell/gnome-fallback. It is also installed automatically if you have previously installedgnome-tweak-tool.Alternatively, you can install the old gnome-panel without much of the bulk:
You can later move the
MyLauncher.Desktopfile from~/Desktopto~/.local/share/applications/to make it appear in all applications dashboards, or to/usr/local/share/applicationsto make it available to all users (Thanks to @JonBently's comment).