How to create a launcher to execute a terminal command?
for example, this terminal command: ping www.google.com so my question is how can I create a launcher in my desktop can do this command, so there is no longer needs to open terminal every time and write this it.
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for example, this terminal command: ping www.google.com so my question is how can I create a launcher in my desktop can do this command, so there is no longer needs to open terminal every time and write this it.
command-line launcher
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Mohammad
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for example, this terminal command: ping www.google.com so my question is how can I create a launcher in my desktop can do this command, so there is no longer needs to open terminal every time and write this it.
command-line launcher
asked Jun 1 '14 at 2:22
Mohammad
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for example, this terminal command: ping www.google.com so my question is how can I create a launcher in my desktop can do this command, so there is no longer needs to open terminal every time and write this it.
command-line launcher
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Well you could create a new document on your Desktop, name it something.desktop like ping1.desktop
Then put this in, Name= & Icon= lines can be whatever you want (usually best to full path Icon=) or you can leave Icon= blank
[Desktop Entry]
Version=1.0
Type=Application
Terminal=true
Exec=ping www.google.com
Name=whatever you want
Icon=
After creating right click on the launcher > Properties > Permissions > & check the Execute: box
(- you could also extend it's use to other pings if you use in unity's launcher via added quicklist entries in the .desktop
answered Jun 1 '14 at 3:06
doug
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it worked, thank you my friend :)
– Mohammad
Jun 1 '14 at 3:14
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It took me a while to understand this because I'm a total Ubuntu beginner. Eventually, I figured it out. Rewritten in terms a dummy and a beginner like me might more easily understand:
1) Right click on desktop. From the pop-up menu select "New Document", then "Empty Document".
2) Name the document something.desktop, where "something" is replaced by the name you want.
3) Open the document with gedit (usually just by double clicking).
4) In gedit paste the following in, where "whatever you want" is the name of the launcher you choose, and where "path to icon", is the path to the icon you want, i.e. the directory location of the icon image:
[Desktop Entry]
Version=1.0
Type=Application
Terminal=true
Exec=ping www.google.com
Name= whatever you want
Icon= path to icon
5) After creating right click on the launcher > Properties > Permissions > & check the Execute: box
edited Feb 27 '18 at 0:08
user68186
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answered Feb 27 '18 at 0:04
Rob
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For example, to find the path to execute Spyder, type : "which spyder" in the terminal and the response was for me : /home/tech/anaconda3/bin/spyder
Then I wrote this in spyder.desktop :
[Desktop Entry]
Version=1.0
Type=Application
Terminal=false
Exec=/home/tech/anaconda3/bin/spyder
Name=spyder
Icon=/usr/share/spyder/images/spyder.png
answered Nov 30 '18 at 18:38
OneProgressist
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pls be more elaborate about what to do with the *.desktop file, where to save etc
– db429
Nov 30 '18 at 20:30
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Well you could create a new document on your Desktop, name it something.desktop like ping1.desktop
Then put this in, Name= & Icon= lines can be whatever you want (usually best to full path Icon=) or you can leave Icon= blank
[Desktop Entry]
Version=1.0
Type=Application
Terminal=true
Exec=ping www.google.com
Name=whatever you want
Icon=
After creating right click on the launcher > Properties > Permissions > & check the Execute: box
(- you could also extend it's use to other pings if you use in unity's launcher via added quicklist entries in the .desktop
answered Jun 1 '14 at 3:06
doug
14.1k13552
it worked, thank you my friend :)
– Mohammad
Jun 1 '14 at 3:14
add a comment |
Well you could create a new document on your Desktop, name it something.desktop like ping1.desktop
Then put this in, Name= & Icon= lines can be whatever you want (usually best to full path Icon=) or you can leave Icon= blank
[Desktop Entry]
Version=1.0
Type=Application
Terminal=true
Exec=ping www.google.com
Name=whatever you want
Icon=
After creating right click on the launcher > Properties > Permissions > & check the Execute: box
(- you could also extend it's use to other pings if you use in unity's launcher via added quicklist entries in the .desktop
answered Jun 1 '14 at 3:06
doug
14.1k13552
it worked, thank you my friend :)
– Mohammad
Jun 1 '14 at 3:14
add a comment |
Well you could create a new document on your Desktop, name it something.desktop like ping1.desktop
Then put this in, Name= & Icon= lines can be whatever you want (usually best to full path Icon=) or you can leave Icon= blank
[Desktop Entry]
Version=1.0
Type=Application
Terminal=true
Exec=ping www.google.com
Name=whatever you want
Icon=
After creating right click on the launcher > Properties > Permissions > & check the Execute: box
(- you could also extend it's use to other pings if you use in unity's launcher via added quicklist entries in the .desktop
answered Jun 1 '14 at 3:06
doug
14.1k13552
Well you could create a new document on your Desktop, name it something.desktop like ping1.desktop
Then put this in, Name= & Icon= lines can be whatever you want (usually best to full path Icon=) or you can leave Icon= blank
[Desktop Entry]
Version=1.0
Type=Application
Terminal=true
Exec=ping www.google.com
Name=whatever you want
Icon=
After creating right click on the launcher > Properties > Permissions > & check the Execute: box
(- you could also extend it's use to other pings if you use in unity's launcher via added quicklist entries in the .desktop
answered Jun 1 '14 at 3:06
doug
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answered Jun 1 '14 at 3:06
doug
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answered Jun 1 '14 at 3:06
doug
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answered Jun 1 '14 at 3:06
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it worked, thank you my friend :)
– Mohammad
Jun 1 '14 at 3:14
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it worked, thank you my friend :)
– Mohammad
Jun 1 '14 at 3:14
it worked, thank you my friend :)
– Mohammad
Jun 1 '14 at 3:14
it worked, thank you my friend :)
– Mohammad
Jun 1 '14 at 3:14
add a comment |
It took me a while to understand this because I'm a total Ubuntu beginner. Eventually, I figured it out. Rewritten in terms a dummy and a beginner like me might more easily understand:
1) Right click on desktop. From the pop-up menu select "New Document", then "Empty Document".
2) Name the document something.desktop, where "something" is replaced by the name you want.
3) Open the document with gedit (usually just by double clicking).
4) In gedit paste the following in, where "whatever you want" is the name of the launcher you choose, and where "path to icon", is the path to the icon you want, i.e. the directory location of the icon image:
[Desktop Entry]
Version=1.0
Type=Application
Terminal=true
Exec=ping www.google.com
Name= whatever you want
Icon= path to icon
5) After creating right click on the launcher > Properties > Permissions > & check the Execute: box
edited Feb 27 '18 at 0:08
user68186
15.3k84665
answered Feb 27 '18 at 0:04
Rob
211
add a comment |
It took me a while to understand this because I'm a total Ubuntu beginner. Eventually, I figured it out. Rewritten in terms a dummy and a beginner like me might more easily understand:
1) Right click on desktop. From the pop-up menu select "New Document", then "Empty Document".
2) Name the document something.desktop, where "something" is replaced by the name you want.
3) Open the document with gedit (usually just by double clicking).
4) In gedit paste the following in, where "whatever you want" is the name of the launcher you choose, and where "path to icon", is the path to the icon you want, i.e. the directory location of the icon image:
[Desktop Entry]
Version=1.0
Type=Application
Terminal=true
Exec=ping www.google.com
Name= whatever you want
Icon= path to icon
5) After creating right click on the launcher > Properties > Permissions > & check the Execute: box
edited Feb 27 '18 at 0:08
user68186
15.3k84665
answered Feb 27 '18 at 0:04
Rob
211
add a comment |
It took me a while to understand this because I'm a total Ubuntu beginner. Eventually, I figured it out. Rewritten in terms a dummy and a beginner like me might more easily understand:
1) Right click on desktop. From the pop-up menu select "New Document", then "Empty Document".
2) Name the document something.desktop, where "something" is replaced by the name you want.
3) Open the document with gedit (usually just by double clicking).
4) In gedit paste the following in, where "whatever you want" is the name of the launcher you choose, and where "path to icon", is the path to the icon you want, i.e. the directory location of the icon image:
[Desktop Entry]
Version=1.0
Type=Application
Terminal=true
Exec=ping www.google.com
Name= whatever you want
Icon= path to icon
5) After creating right click on the launcher > Properties > Permissions > & check the Execute: box
edited Feb 27 '18 at 0:08
user68186
15.3k84665
answered Feb 27 '18 at 0:04
Rob
211
It took me a while to understand this because I'm a total Ubuntu beginner. Eventually, I figured it out. Rewritten in terms a dummy and a beginner like me might more easily understand:
1) Right click on desktop. From the pop-up menu select "New Document", then "Empty Document".
2) Name the document something.desktop, where "something" is replaced by the name you want.
3) Open the document with gedit (usually just by double clicking).
4) In gedit paste the following in, where "whatever you want" is the name of the launcher you choose, and where "path to icon", is the path to the icon you want, i.e. the directory location of the icon image:
[Desktop Entry]
Version=1.0
Type=Application
Terminal=true
Exec=ping www.google.com
Name= whatever you want
Icon= path to icon
5) After creating right click on the launcher > Properties > Permissions > & check the Execute: box
edited Feb 27 '18 at 0:08
user68186
15.3k84665
answered Feb 27 '18 at 0:04
Rob
211
edited Feb 27 '18 at 0:08
user68186
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user68186
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answered Feb 27 '18 at 0:04
Rob
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For example, to find the path to execute Spyder, type : "which spyder" in the terminal and the response was for me : /home/tech/anaconda3/bin/spyder
Then I wrote this in spyder.desktop :
[Desktop Entry]
Version=1.0
Type=Application
Terminal=false
Exec=/home/tech/anaconda3/bin/spyder
Name=spyder
Icon=/usr/share/spyder/images/spyder.png
answered Nov 30 '18 at 18:38
OneProgressist
11
pls be more elaborate about what to do with the *.desktop file, where to save etc
– db429
Nov 30 '18 at 20:30
add a comment |
For example, to find the path to execute Spyder, type : "which spyder" in the terminal and the response was for me : /home/tech/anaconda3/bin/spyder
Then I wrote this in spyder.desktop :
[Desktop Entry]
Version=1.0
Type=Application
Terminal=false
Exec=/home/tech/anaconda3/bin/spyder
Name=spyder
Icon=/usr/share/spyder/images/spyder.png
answered Nov 30 '18 at 18:38
OneProgressist
11
pls be more elaborate about what to do with the *.desktop file, where to save etc
– db429
Nov 30 '18 at 20:30
add a comment |
For example, to find the path to execute Spyder, type : "which spyder" in the terminal and the response was for me : /home/tech/anaconda3/bin/spyder
Then I wrote this in spyder.desktop :
[Desktop Entry]
Version=1.0
Type=Application
Terminal=false
Exec=/home/tech/anaconda3/bin/spyder
Name=spyder
Icon=/usr/share/spyder/images/spyder.png
answered Nov 30 '18 at 18:38
OneProgressist
11
For example, to find the path to execute Spyder, type : "which spyder" in the terminal and the response was for me : /home/tech/anaconda3/bin/spyder
Then I wrote this in spyder.desktop :
[Desktop Entry]
Version=1.0
Type=Application
Terminal=false
Exec=/home/tech/anaconda3/bin/spyder
Name=spyder
Icon=/usr/share/spyder/images/spyder.png
answered Nov 30 '18 at 18:38
OneProgressist
11
edited Nov 30 '18 at 18:46
answered Nov 30 '18 at 18:38
OneProgressist
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answered Nov 30 '18 at 18:38
OneProgressist
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answered Nov 30 '18 at 18:38
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pls be more elaborate about what to do with the *.desktop file, where to save etc
– db429
Nov 30 '18 at 20:30
add a comment |
pls be more elaborate about what to do with the *.desktop file, where to save etc
– db429
Nov 30 '18 at 20:30
pls be more elaborate about what to do with the *.desktop file, where to save etc
– db429
Nov 30 '18 at 20:30
pls be more elaborate about what to do with the *.desktop file, where to save etc
– db429
Nov 30 '18 at 20:30
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