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How can I create launchers on my desktop?

When I create desktop icon launchers I need to use an extensive workaround.

Using "dconf editor" is a workaround to enable launchers on desktop. IN dconf editor go to org > desktop > background then enable "show desktop icons" option.

Then create an empty file and name it, but with .desktop as an extension.

Example: gedit.desktop

[Desktop Entry]
Encoding=UTF-8
Name=gedit
Exec=/usr/bin/gedit
Type=Application
Icon=/usr/share/icons/gnome/256x256/apps/accessories-text-editor.png

Then save and right-click on the launcher to allow execution.

That is currently how I make launchers.

But is there a simpler way to make a launcher...

Is there a way to make a right click menu item that will create or add a launcher to the desktop?

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  • This is not Canonical Support, it is a forum for Ubuntu users. Complaining to us is worse than useless, since it makes people think something useful has been done when Canonical pays no attention to stuff here. – geekosaur Apr 28 '12 at 01:47
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    Plenty of Canonical folks answering questions here, either way this question has nothing to do with Canonical and feature requests are offtopic here anyway. – Jorge Castro Apr 28 '12 at 01:49

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