Create a quick start launcher

Question

I'm new with Linux, I like but I'm learning how to use it. Today I wanted to create a quick launcher for a hard drive where I have data, no OS installed.

I tried this:

sudo apt install gnome-panel

sudo apt update

sudo apt upgrade

sudo gnome-desktop-item-edit /home/cumpi/Escritorio/ --create-new

After this command I have this error:

sudo: gnome-desktop-item-edit: orden no encontrada

(in English that means order no found).

Any idea?

Thanks

Duplicate of https://askubuntu.com/questions/1184733/gnome-desktop-item-edit-command-not-found-on-ubuntu-19-10 — rtaft, Apr 29 '20 at 13:04
Does this answer your question? gnome-desktop-item-edit: command not found on Ubuntu 19.10 — rtaft, Apr 29 '20 at 13:04

score 1 · Answer 1 · edited Apr 27 '20 at 08:11

It seems gnome-desktop-item-edit is removed from the gnome-panel package, and it is not available for Ubuntu 19.10 and 20.04 LTS (and most likely later releases).

However, you may try to create a launcher by hand. Make a blank text file and add these lines in it:

[Desktop Entry]
Name=<NAME OF THE APPLICATION>
Comment=<A SHORT DESCRIPTION>
Exec=<COMMAND-OR-FULL-PATH>
Type=Application
Terminal=false
Icon=<ICON NAME OR PATH TO ICON>
NoDisplay=false

When you save it, rename it to NAME.desktop and make it executable

Hope this will help. Cheers!

Create a quick start launcher

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