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I wonder how to create an icon on Dash panel on the left side of the desktop, to run the following combination of two commands 

killall nautilus
UBUNTU_MENUPROXY= nautilus

My Ubuntu is 12.04.

Thanks!

Tim
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  • you might find this useful as well: http://askubuntu.com/questions/192286/how-can-i-create-a-launcher-and-also-have-it-in-the-apps-toolbar/192291#192291 – Glutanimate Sep 30 '12 at 05:18

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1) Create *.desktop file in /usr/share/applications/

gksudo gedit /usr/share/applications/NAME OF LAUNCHER.desktop

2) Paste below text

[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Terminal=true
Icon=ICON
Name=NAME OF LAUNCHER
Exec=killall nautilus && UBUNTU_MENUPROXY= nautilus

3) Change ICON to your icon path.

4) Change NAME OF LAUNCHER to the name you want.

5) Save the file and exit.

6) This will create a launcher in the dash. Click on the dash and search for the launcher name. Then drag the launcher to the bar to pin it.

Hope this helps,

Leinardo

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    If you don't feel comfortable working with root privileges and/or want the launcher to only be available to your user, you can use gedit ~/.local/share/applications instead of 1). – Glutanimate Sep 30 '12 at 05:17
  • Thanks! (1) Where are default icons in 12.04? I want to reuse some. (2) "Change NAME OF LAUNCHER to the name you want." What does "NAME OF LAUNCHER" mean? – Tim Sep 30 '12 at 12:37