URL in Launcher

Question

How do I get an URL in Unity Launcher, so when I click the URL the website of that URL opens in my standard webbrowser - i.e. firefox. (I am using Ubuntu 12.10)

Answer 1

You can use xdg-open:

Run gksudo gedit to get a root text editor, and paste:

#!/usr/bin/env xdg-open

[Desktop Entry]
Version=1.0
Type=Application
Terminal=false
Exec=xdg-open [URL HERE]
Name=[NAME HERE]
Comment=[COMMENT/TOOLTIP HERE]
Icon=[ICON HERE]

You can look for icons in /usr/share/pixmaps

Save the file in /usr/share/applications/, and logoff and logon for good measure. Search for the launcher by name withing the Unity dash and drag it to the launcher.