This bug also exist on 14.04 beta1. An easy solution to make shortcut is copy
[code]sudo cp /usr/share/applications/application.desktop /home/username/Desktop sudo chmod +x /home/username/Desktop/application.desktop sudo chown username:username /home/username/Desktop/application.desktop[/code] -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1241972 Title: Drag and drop from Dash to Desktop doesn't work on Ubuntu 13.10 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/unity/+bug/1241972/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs