Adding custom programs to favourites of Ubuntu Dock
I want to add a custom program to the favourites of Ubuntu dock, but there is no option for that.
Translating the text in this image (same as above) only says:
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It also doesn't appear in "Show Applications":
Is there a way for adding the program to both Favourites and Applications menus?
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I want to add a custom program to the favourites of Ubuntu dock, but there is no option for that.
Translating the text in this image (same as above) only says:
All windows
Quit
It also doesn't appear in "Show Applications":
Is there a way for adding the program to both Favourites and Applications menus?
gnome-shell installed-programs ubuntu-dock
edited Apr 20 '18 at 0:13
pomsky
32.9k11103135
asked Apr 19 '18 at 21:38
ElgirhathElgirhath
2813
add a comment |
I want to add a custom program to the favourites of Ubuntu dock, but there is no option for that.
Translating the text in this image (same as above) only says:
All windows
Quit
It also doesn't appear in "Show Applications":
Is there a way for adding the program to both Favourites and Applications menus?
gnome-shell installed-programs ubuntu-dock
edited Apr 20 '18 at 0:13
pomsky
32.9k11103135
asked Apr 19 '18 at 21:38
ElgirhathElgirhath
2813
I want to add a custom program to the favourites of Ubuntu dock, but there is no option for that.
Translating the text in this image (same as above) only says:
All windows
Quit
It also doesn't appear in "Show Applications":
Is there a way for adding the program to both Favourites and Applications menus?
gnome-shell installed-programs ubuntu-dock
gnome-shell installed-programs ubuntu-dock
edited Apr 20 '18 at 0:13
pomsky
32.9k11103135
asked Apr 19 '18 at 21:38
ElgirhathElgirhath
2813
edited Apr 20 '18 at 0:13
pomsky
32.9k11103135
asked Apr 19 '18 at 21:38
ElgirhathElgirhath
2813
edited Apr 20 '18 at 0:13
pomsky
32.9k11103135
edited Apr 20 '18 at 0:13
pomsky
32.9k11103135
edited Apr 20 '18 at 0:13
pomsky
32.9k11103135
32.9k11103135
asked Apr 19 '18 at 21:38
ElgirhathElgirhath
2813
asked Apr 19 '18 at 21:38
ElgirhathElgirhath
2813
asked Apr 19 '18 at 21:38
ElgirhathElgirhath
2813
2813
add a comment |
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This is fairly easy. First, make a desktop application file that follows the freedesktop.org spec, e.g.
[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Encoding=UTF-8
Name=MyApplication
Comment=My fancy new application
Exec=my_application
Icon=my_application.png
Terminal=false
If you want this to usable by anyone on your system, put it in /usr/share/applications. For personal use only, you can put it in ~/.local/share/applications. Look in /usr/share/applications for other examples. Add your icon image to the /usr/share/icons directory, or I assume the ~/.local/share/icons, although I've not tried that last location myself.
The you can search for the application by name and drag it to the launcher in the usual way!
answered Apr 19 '18 at 21:56
Martin WMartin W
88238
1
This doesnt work anymore on 18.04 :(
– Shervin Asgari
Oct 14 '18 at 10:19
2
Shervin: I can verify that this still works on 18.04, both using /usr/share/applications or ~/.local/share/applications. You may need to restart gnome to update the cache.
– Martin W
Oct 16 '18 at 21:54
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This is fairly easy. First, make a desktop application file that follows the freedesktop.org spec, e.g.
[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Encoding=UTF-8
Name=MyApplication
Comment=My fancy new application
Exec=my_application
Icon=my_application.png
Terminal=false
If you want this to usable by anyone on your system, put it in /usr/share/applications. For personal use only, you can put it in ~/.local/share/applications. Look in /usr/share/applications for other examples. Add your icon image to the /usr/share/icons directory, or I assume the ~/.local/share/icons, although I've not tried that last location myself.
The you can search for the application by name and drag it to the launcher in the usual way!
answered Apr 19 '18 at 21:56
Martin WMartin W
88238
1
This doesnt work anymore on 18.04 :(
– Shervin Asgari
Oct 14 '18 at 10:19
2
Shervin: I can verify that this still works on 18.04, both using /usr/share/applications or ~/.local/share/applications. You may need to restart gnome to update the cache.
– Martin W
Oct 16 '18 at 21:54
add a comment |
This is fairly easy. First, make a desktop application file that follows the freedesktop.org spec, e.g.
[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Encoding=UTF-8
Name=MyApplication
Comment=My fancy new application
Exec=my_application
Icon=my_application.png
Terminal=false
If you want this to usable by anyone on your system, put it in /usr/share/applications. For personal use only, you can put it in ~/.local/share/applications. Look in /usr/share/applications for other examples. Add your icon image to the /usr/share/icons directory, or I assume the ~/.local/share/icons, although I've not tried that last location myself.
The you can search for the application by name and drag it to the launcher in the usual way!
answered Apr 19 '18 at 21:56
Martin WMartin W
88238
1
This doesnt work anymore on 18.04 :(
– Shervin Asgari
Oct 14 '18 at 10:19
2
Shervin: I can verify that this still works on 18.04, both using /usr/share/applications or ~/.local/share/applications. You may need to restart gnome to update the cache.
– Martin W
Oct 16 '18 at 21:54
add a comment |
This is fairly easy. First, make a desktop application file that follows the freedesktop.org spec, e.g.
[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Encoding=UTF-8
Name=MyApplication
Comment=My fancy new application
Exec=my_application
Icon=my_application.png
Terminal=false
If you want this to usable by anyone on your system, put it in /usr/share/applications. For personal use only, you can put it in ~/.local/share/applications. Look in /usr/share/applications for other examples. Add your icon image to the /usr/share/icons directory, or I assume the ~/.local/share/icons, although I've not tried that last location myself.
The you can search for the application by name and drag it to the launcher in the usual way!
answered Apr 19 '18 at 21:56
Martin WMartin W
88238
This is fairly easy. First, make a desktop application file that follows the freedesktop.org spec, e.g.
[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Encoding=UTF-8
Name=MyApplication
Comment=My fancy new application
Exec=my_application
Icon=my_application.png
Terminal=false
If you want this to usable by anyone on your system, put it in /usr/share/applications. For personal use only, you can put it in ~/.local/share/applications. Look in /usr/share/applications for other examples. Add your icon image to the /usr/share/icons directory, or I assume the ~/.local/share/icons, although I've not tried that last location myself.
The you can search for the application by name and drag it to the launcher in the usual way!
answered Apr 19 '18 at 21:56
Martin WMartin W
88238
answered Apr 19 '18 at 21:56
Martin WMartin W
88238
answered Apr 19 '18 at 21:56
Martin WMartin W
88238
answered Apr 19 '18 at 21:56
Martin WMartin W
88238
88238
1
This doesnt work anymore on 18.04 :(
– Shervin Asgari
Oct 14 '18 at 10:19
2
Shervin: I can verify that this still works on 18.04, both using /usr/share/applications or ~/.local/share/applications. You may need to restart gnome to update the cache.
– Martin W
Oct 16 '18 at 21:54
add a comment |
1
This doesnt work anymore on 18.04 :(
– Shervin Asgari
Oct 14 '18 at 10:19
2
Shervin: I can verify that this still works on 18.04, both using /usr/share/applications or ~/.local/share/applications. You may need to restart gnome to update the cache.
– Martin W
Oct 16 '18 at 21:54
1
1
This doesnt work anymore on 18.04 :(
– Shervin Asgari
Oct 14 '18 at 10:19
This doesnt work anymore on 18.04 :(
– Shervin Asgari
Oct 14 '18 at 10:19
2
2
Shervin: I can verify that this still works on 18.04, both using /usr/share/applications or ~/.local/share/applications. You may need to restart gnome to update the cache.
– Martin W
Oct 16 '18 at 21:54
Shervin: I can verify that this still works on 18.04, both using /usr/share/applications or ~/.local/share/applications. You may need to restart gnome to update the cache.
– Martin W
Oct 16 '18 at 21:54
add a comment |
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