How to create Chrome/Chromium web application desktop shortcut?

Question

I'm not able to create desktop/Unity short cut for web applications using Chromium/Google Chrome web browser in Ubuntu 12.10.

Chromium web apps

Ubuntu desktop short cut

See if this question helps your cause: http://askubuntu.com/questions/72535/creating-desktop-files-to-use-on-the-open-with-other-application-tab — Aditya, Jan 09 '13 at 18:26
Yes, your comment helps me to create desktop short cut for Google chrome. — Danial José, Jan 09 '13 at 21:19

score 10 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 09 '13 at 21:52

After some research on the internet I found how to create web apps desktop short cuts for Google Chrome/Chromium web browser in Ubuntu 12.10.

1. Install the application you want from Chrome Webstore and right click on the app icon and select create desktop short-cut.

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2. It will creates a desktop short-cut and it will not work on Ubuntu 12.10, we need to edit the
**chrome-applicationid here-Default.desktop like file**

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3. Open the file using Gedit using this command

~$ gedit Desktop/chrome-aknpkdffaafgjchaibgeefbgmgeghloj-Default.desktop

(change the file name to yours application ID)

4. It will open the Gedit text editor and you will need to change first two lines of the text

#!/usr/bin/env xdg-open[Desktop Entry]
Version=1.0

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to

[Desktop Entry]
Encoding=UTF-8

5. Finally save the changes and you will be noticed the change of icon in the desktop and double click on it to run.

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Time for playing Angry Birds!

Menu/Wrench>Tools>Create App. Done, easier. – Uri Herrera Jan 10 '13 at 03:03 — Uri Herrera, Jan 10 '13 at 03:03
this is the correct one :) I was able to solve my problem – vishal Jan 20 '13 at 16:57 — vishal, Jan 20 '13 at 16:57

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 26 '13 at 05:27

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Fixing Chromium webapp shortcuts in Lubuntu 12.10 http://computers4christians.org/Chromium-app-shortcut-fix-lubuntu.html

answered Jan 26 '13 at 05:27

Eric

11

Welcome to Ask Ubuntu! Whilst this may theoretically answer the question, it would be preferable to include the essential parts of the answer here, and provide the link for reference. – Kevin Bowen Jan 26 '13 at 06:22

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Jan 09 '13 at 20:13

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Open a terminal window (alt+ctrl+t) and type:

sudo apt-get install --no-install-recommends gnome-panel

Once you are done installing the above package,run this command to create desktop shortcuts.

gnome-desktop-item-edit --create-new ~/Desktop

once you enter that command a new window will popup

Let the Type remain as application.

Name:Chrome

command:/usr/bin/google-chrome or you could also browse to the particular location

and click on ok. Your desktop ikon will be created

answered Jan 09 '13 at 20:13

Mukund

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This is not what I am looking for exactly. Read the above description carefully. Any way now I am able to create desktop short cut for google chrome apps. – Danial José Jan 09 '13 at 21:20

How to create Chrome/Chromium web application desktop shortcut?

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