Ηow to rename applications displayed in "Show applications" in Ubuntu 20.04?

Question

How does one rename applications in Show applications? For example, how can I rename "GNU Image Manipulation Program" to "GIMP" in Ubuntu 20.04.2?

I have searched the internet and the Ask Ubuntu database, but I have found no answers. Is there a solution for this?

Answer 1

In a terminal run:

cp /usr/share/applications/program-name.desktop $HOME/.local/share/applications/

Make sure sure to replace program-name.desktop with the correct name of the application you wish to rename.

Then, open the copied file, search for the string Name and change the name there.

Answer 2

With the little tool alacarte ("Main Menu"), you can edit the launchers:

You need to install it first:

sudo apt install alacarte

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