How To Make A Menu Entry
If you have ever manually installed an Application but grew tired of using the terminal to launch it this blog is for you.
I'll use BibleDesktop-1.6 as the Application/example.
I recently installed it and had to keep using the terminal to launch it.
Using nano just make the new file and desktop entry like this:
For Applications that aren't considered Education you would just use the appropriate title, ie) Graphics, Internet, Multimedia....etc.
Hold down ctrl+o to save the entry you made, press Enter and than hold down ctrl+x. Your done. Enjoy your new application.
To remove the Desktop Entry reopen that file in nano and remove the entry and than follow the path to the application, local/share/applications/name of program and delete the icon or file.
To remove the program and the directory that it's in run this with elevated privileges:
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I'll use BibleDesktop-1.6 as the Application/example.
I recently installed it and had to keep using the terminal to launch it.
Code:
cd /home/username/Directory/bibledesktop-1.6 su ./BibleDesktop.sh
Code:
nano /home/username/.local/share/applications/bd.desktop
Code:
[Desktop Entry] Name=Bible Desktop Exec=/home/username/Downloads/bibledesktop-1.6/BibleDesktop.sh Icon=/usr/share/pixmaps/Reference.xpm Type=Application Categories=Education
Hold down ctrl+o to save the entry you made, press Enter and than hold down ctrl+x. Your done. Enjoy your new application.
To remove the Desktop Entry reopen that file in nano and remove the entry and than follow the path to the application, local/share/applications/name of program and delete the icon or file.
To remove the program and the directory that it's in run this with elevated privileges:
Code:
rm -rf name of directory
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Nice tutorial. Write some morePosted 04-26-2016 at 05:15 AM by XenaneX 
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Thanks!Quote:Originally Posted by XenaneX
Nice tutorial. Write some more
I will when I find another good topic and solution.Posted 05-19-2016 at 10:15 PM by Ztcoracat
