On 1/6/25 09:08, David Sumbler wrote:
I have just installed Android Studio in a folder in my home directory.  I added this to my PATH in .bashrc, and sure enough Android Studio launches correctly when I type 'studio' at a bash prompt.

But Android Studio doesn't show up under the "All Applications" in the whisker menu.  How do I create a new launcher, or persuade xfce4 to create a new one?



You need to create a .desktop file for the app, with that .desktop file located in your ~/.local/share/applications folder.

For example, for the audacity appimage file I have in my .local directory, I have the following Audacity.desktop file in my ~/.local/share/applications folder.

[Desktop Entry]
Version=1.1
Type=Application
Name=Audacity
Comment=Audacity sound editor
Icon=audacity
TryExec=/home/victor/.local/audacity.AppImage
Exec=/home/victor/.local/audacity.AppImage
Actions=
Categories=Audio;

With this .desktop file, Audacity shows up in Whisker under the audio category of applications (sometimes, you may need to go into Whisker and edit/save the entry for it to appear in the proper category of applications).

Good luck.

-Victor

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