Since when does Ubuntu not include a .desktop file for a GUI program? Not a big deal since creating a launcher is easy, but searching packages.ubuntu.org for freecad in 18.04, suggests that it does indeed include a launcher
from https://packages.ubuntu.com/bionic/amd64/freecad/filelist: /usr/share/applications/freecad.desktop Don't mind me, just pondering why you aren't seeing the icon. -Ben On Sun, Nov 3, 2019 at 9:36 PM Denis Heidtmann <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks. Your approach got me to asking Ubuntu for desktop file creation. > I managed to get it done. > > On Sun, Nov 3, 2019 at 7:55 PM Michael Barnes <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > On Sun, Nov 3, 2019 at 6:43 PM Denis Heidtmann < > [email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > > I am using freecad. As installed via a package from Ubuntu it has no > > icon > > > for gui execution. It would be a minor convenience if I could create > > > such. As it is now I launch a terminal, type "freecad" and I am off > and > > > running. I thought I could just go to /usr/bin/freecad, create a link, > > and > > > be done. But /usr/bin/freecad is a link to a link to a link to who > knows > > > what. None of that chain permits a link. > > > > > > So how about a batch file to do what I do by typing in a terminal? > Well > > it > > > has been a few years since I have messed with bash. I have created an > > > executable script file names FCad.sh and a link thereto. The script > > > contains just the command "freecad". The link opens the script in > gedit. > > > I expect that everybody reading this is saying "well, duh!" > > > > > > So how do I do what I want? There is an additional desire: When I > > execute > > > the command "freecad" from a terminal, error messages generated during > > the > > > running of freecad show up in the terminal. Those messages can be > > useful. > > > So I would like those messages to be available when I run freecad from > my > > > link. > > > > > > Is there a simple way to get what I want, or should I be content to > > launch > > > freecad from a terminal? > > > > > > Thanks, > > > -Denis > > > > > > > I'm not much of a purist or expert programmer. When I have an executable > I > > want to launch from the desktop, I open a terminal and go into ~/Desktop > > and look at the various .desktop files. I then copy one to another file > > like new.program.desktop and edit it with the information on the new > > program. Save it, make it executable by all, close your terminal and it > > should be on the desktop. double click and away you go. > > > > I'm sure there will be a dozen responses saying how stupid of idea that > is, > > but I've been doing it for years and it works for me. > > > > HTH, > > Michael > > _______________________________________________ > > PLUG mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > > > _______________________________________________ > PLUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
