Your Question: How Do I Get Desktop Entry in Ubuntu?

How do I make a desktop entry?

Go to /usr/share/applications , copy the desktop file of the application which you want to add, to your home’s Desktop folder ( ~/Desktop ). You will find the file added to the desktop. Then, right-click on the file and click on Allow launching. After that, you can double-click on the icon to launch the application.

How do I create a desktop shortcut in Linux?

Here’s the really simple version:

1. Launch Nautilus (the file manager).
2. In Nautilus, click on Computer .
3. From there, navigate to /usr/share/applications .
4. Find the icon of the program you want a shortcut for, click on it, and type Ctrl+C to copy.
5. In Nautilus, click on Desktop in the left pane.