App Shortcuts

Run Programs without a terminal

• How to open android studio (any .sh) without terminal on linux 1) create a .desktop file and update the paths and names to run the desired script. (There is a template .desktop file in the Android Studio folder)

Linux Creating Shortcuts to Directories

Desktop way:

To create a symlink without a terminal, just hold Shift+Ctrl and drag the file or folder you want to link to to the location where you want the shortcut. This method may not work with all desktop managers.

To add the application to the search menu

• Add the .desktop to /usr/share/applicationsor “~/.local/share/applications” How to create shortcut to show applications in menu

Create

• Create .desktop for executable from make command

“A .desktop file is simply a shortcut that is used to launch application in Linux. Without the .desktop file, your application won’t show up in the Applications menu and you can’t launch it with third-party launchers such as Synapse and Albert.”

Script to add application/executable

• Create .desktop
• Follow the steps above

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Journal

• 2020.07.11 Created file from old linux notes