hi all,

i want to create a desktop launcher for multiple programs and save it to everyones users desktop

i want to create a launcher panel with multiple icons for programs like firefox, chrome, libre office etc etc and when they click on the disired program it opens up the program

is this possible

thanks,

rob

yes, providing you have all of the required items to do so.

like icons for the programs, link paths for the programs?

a desktop that is setup to allow you to do such a thing. maybe one of them fancy Window 10 looking ones.

It be best that you figure out how to do it on one then move up to figuring out how to "port" it to very ones desktop. they'd all have to have the same desktop, unless you figure out how to program and write a program to take care of this and create it so that it can be installed on any linux desktop, or at least a few of them.

but for the most part, lxde, xfce, mate, ones such as that you could set up launchers for apps off of the taskbar.

Then their is the taskbar itself, tint2, and xfce4-panel and I am sure others in here know of a few more that hold such capabilities.

just thought of another really simple way

mkdir /applications

and in the aplications folder will be different scripts like

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#!/bin/bash

/usr/bin/firefox

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and this will start up firefox when they click the firefox.sh

will this work?

well it's a thought. it will work, but, Like I said do yours first, then whence you've figure that out, then expand your horizons.

Most Desktops already have a means build in to them to create custom launchers.

A script should work. Only one way to know for sure

Maybe try a dock such as Cairo Dock or Docky, these are very customisable. I imagine a person could copy the config data for such a dock to multiple computers.

LOL

no it didnt i ran the script (double clicked it in the folder) as a user and it just opened the script up ie using vi or nano

any suggestions?

what desktop taskbar setup are you wanting to use, have you given that any thought yet?

im just copying the folder application to the users desktop and i have soft linked the scripts as they reside in a different place so when i change the scripts it will make the changes to all the users aswell

i just want to use this simple method but its not working as i planed

but when my users in terminal do -

cd /home/userwhatever/Desktop/applications/

then they run it -

./firefox.sh

it works but the whole idea is i want them to double click the file to run it and not via terminal

resolved!!!

i found the correct way to do it

make a file called "firefox.desktop" make note of .desktop NOT .sh and write this in the file

[Desktop Entry]
Name=Run Firefox
Comment=Run Firefox
Exec=/usr/bin/firefox
Icon=
Terminal=false
Type=Application

created a soft link for it on my end users desktop and now when they double click it in applications folder it opens firefox