Running lubuntu 14.04, easiest, fool proof way, to create a desktop shortcut and to execute sh file from desktop?

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It sounds easy, but hell, it is not.

I want a desktop icon that executes:

/home/<username>/dev/intellij/bin/idea.sh

if I create a sh file on desktop, it opens with leafpad.

If I create ln -s, nothing happens double clicking it.

The difference in this question to the others, is that this does not use unity. And it requires the solution to be without creating a .desktop file with a [Desktop Entry] that nobody easily seems to understand.

see: http://askubuntu.com/questions/626434/launching-a-sh-file-from-a-launcher/626513#626513. The fact that you use Lubuntu should not make a difference. Mind that you cannot use ~ in a .desktop file, use the command: /home/<yourname>/intellij/bin/idea.sh. but the file then needs to be executable. Else use: /bin/bash /home/<yourname>/intellij/bin/idea.sh — Jacob Vlijm, Jul 27 '15 at 22:23
See also: http://askubuntu.com/questions/527783/how-do-i-use-a-shell-command-as-a-launcher-shortcut/527787#527787 — Jacob Vlijm, Jul 27 '15 at 22:33
possible duplicate of How can I edit/create new launcher items in Unity by hand? — karel, Jul 28 '15 at 01:01

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 27 '15 at 21:55

First Option:

Right click the sh file on the desktop
Choose Properties
Go to the Permissions Tab
Checkmark the box that says "Allow Executing File as a Program"
Go to the Open With Tab
Choose a Terminal-Looking Icon

Second Option: Install nautilus-open-terminalnautilus-open-terminal package from the universe repositories and run the extra command to configure it:

sudo apt-get install nautilus-open-terminal



   nautilus -q && sleep 1 && nautilus -n

When you right click the file on the desktop, there should be an option that says Open in Terminal

actually I could start chrome like this (the shellscript way), it works. Great — Toskan, Jul 29 '15 at 10:23

Running lubuntu 14.04, easiest, fool proof way, to create a desktop shortcut and to execute sh file from desktop?

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