I am new to Linux. I tried to create shorcuts in linux ubuntu but my terminal shows this message everytime. Can anyone explain what is the problem.
It says:gnome-desktop-item-edit: file:///root/Desktop does not have a .desktop or .directory suffix
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It has to do with your Ubuntu default language which is different from English.
Instead of ~/Desktop use the default language expression, listing your root folder.
In my case, Portuguese I did:
gnome-desktop-item-edit -–create-new ~/Área\ de\ Trabalho/
It works
The best way to create shortcuts is this: Just press Ctrl+Alt+T on your keyboard to open Terminal. When it opens, run the commands below.
sudo apt-get install gnome-panel
When the installation is done, type this command at the prompt.
gnome-desktop-item-edit -–create-new ~/Desktop
Once you type the command above, a windows will open with the new shortcut properties:
Just choose the type, type in the name,command, and any comments that you like, and click OK. An example is shown below:
