For shortcuts in the Applications
drop-down Menu and on the title bar of the Gnome Desktop, where is the path to their directories?
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1For the benefit of a comprehensive understanding and an organic yet simple description on how desktop files work and where they should be placed, see the Gnome Developers website at: developer.gnome.org/integration-guide/stable/… Hope this helps!– user3567566Oct 18, 2020 at 6:17
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1That is a helpful resource, but seems to have been moved to: developer-old.gnome.org/integration-guide/stable/…– JonathanDavidArndtApr 16, 2023 at 1:21
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3 Answers
You are looking for the .desktop
files, which are located in /usr/share/applications
(or sometimes /usr/local/share/applications
).
Some applications may place these files in ~/.local/share/applications
instead.
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I saw some duplications in that folder. I guess they are the shortcuts in the
Applications
menu? How about the shortcuts on the titlebar? I didn't see them in/usr/share/applications
– wsdzbmMar 17, 2016 at 14:31 -
What titlebar we're talking about ? The top black bar ? Can you give example of application you're referring to ? Mar 17, 2016 at 14:33
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@Lee Are you referring to the tray icons, such as the bluetooth icon or the speaker volume icon? Mar 17, 2016 at 14:47
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@CharlesGreen yes, they are included on the title bar. I'm using
gnome-session-flashback
, notunity
.– wsdzbmMar 17, 2016 at 14:50 -
1Those may vary. If that's an external application like dropbox - it has .desktop file as well in
/usr/share/applicaitons/
folder. If that's something built in like clock or input method - that's built into the gnome, likely won't have a shortcut. Mar 17, 2016 at 15:04
- Most apps: /usr/share/applications/
- Some apps: /usr/local/share/applications
- Some other apps: ~/.local/share/applications/
- Installed with Snap apps: /var/lib/snapd/desktop/applications/
- Installed with Flatpak apps: /var/lib/flatpak/exports/share/applications/
- Installed with Wine apps: ~/.local/share/applications/wine/Programs/
Your own shortcuts can also be placed in ~/.local/share/applications
.
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3This would be better off as an edit to the existing answer. (you also get additional reputation for editing existing answers here)– FabbyAug 31, 2017 at 8:55
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2@DavidCulbreth: Posting questions, posting answers and editing answers are rep 1 privileges. Posting comments needs higher rep.– FabbyAug 11, 2018 at 22:53