Linking an Icon to an executable in Ubuntu

To link an icon to an executable in Ubuntu you need to do the following:

(In my example I will be using Aptana Studio)

1. Open a terminal window and go to  /usr/share/applications
2. Create a desktop file by running sudo gedit app-name.desktop (aptana.desktop)
3. Add the following properties to the .desktop file


[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Encoding=UTF-8
Name=Eclipse
Comment=Aptana Studio IDE
Exec=/opt/Aptana_Studio_3/AptanaStudio3 (your executable)
Icon=/opt/Aptana_Studio_3/icon.xpm (your icon)
Terminal=false
Type=Application
Categories=GNOME;Application;Development;
StartupNotify=true

Save the File

If you now search for your application the icon should be linked to the executable.

Update:

In order to get the icon appearing in the launcher bar, I had to copy the aptana.desktop file into

~/.local/share/applications/

I then pressed the windows key and searched for 'aptana' and dragged the icon to the launcher bar.





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