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21 questions linked to/from How to add programs to the Unity Launcher or Ubuntu Dock?
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How to Pin Firefox Development Version to Ubuntu Dock on Ubuntu 18.04? [duplicate]
How do you pin Firefox Development Version to the dock of Ubuntu 18.04? When I ran it goes to the Dash board but a right click does not show option to add to favorites?
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So many user apps, but only a few on launcher, why not a launcher page or a command to install on launcher? [duplicate]
I am new to Ubuntu, have v. 14.04. I look on installed apps page and see user apps installed but find no way to access them, and no way to place an app link in the launcher, why is this? People would ...
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Add the Apps to the Ubuntu launcher [duplicate]
How can I add the applications icon to the Ubuntu launcher?
I have tried in the search engine but I can't find a way to do it.
For example, in mac, you can add the complete apps folder to the bottom ...
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How do I pin an application to the unity dock when it is always fullscreen? [duplicate]
I'm running MAME on my Ubuntu desktop, and I'd like to pin it to my launcher. The problem is that MAME always runs in fullscreen with no option to minimize it. What can I do?
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Ubuntu 16.04 default Chrome launcher [duplicate]
I have installed Chrome in Ubuntu 16.04 and selected it as my default browser then restarted the computer. But I am still seeing Firefox in the Launcher and not chrome.
How can I change this, please?...
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How can I add a VirtualBox machine to the Unity launcher? [duplicate]
VirtualBox allows me to put a shortcut icon for a virtual machine to the Desktop:
I tried to drag it to the Unity launcher but cannot place it there.
Is there any way to add a desktop shortcut icon ...
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How do I put a new installed program on the dock? [duplicate]
I installed a new program but I can't find it. I want to put a shortcut on the dock. So how do I find the icon for the new program?
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How to make app. Icons stay on 12.10 Launch bar [duplicate]
Ubuntu 12.10
How do I make application Icons stay on the launch bar? some stay, but others I have always retrieve from Dash
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MuseScore Won't Lock to the Dock [duplicate]
I installed MuseScore on Ubuntu 18.04 using snap from the terminal.
After I installed it I wanted to add it to the dock. Instead of the usual 'Add to Favorites' I get 'Quit' and 'All Windows >'.
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How do I "stick" the "Terminal" window to Launcher a.k.a. Unity Panel? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to add programs to the launcher?
I am new to Linux and Ubuntu. By now I have discovered that I need to launch the Terminal window whenever I run programs.
Hence I would ...
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How to force Unity reload ~/.local/share/applications/
Let's say I changed/added some myapp.desktop file at ~/.local/share/applications/.
For some time Ubuntu Unity will still show me old applications shortcuts at Unity lens under Ubuntu button. It will ...
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gnome-desktop-item-edit: command not found on Ubuntu 19.10 and later even with the 'gnome-panel' package installed
I installed Ubuntu 19.10 and have issues trying to create a desktop icon with gnome-desktop-item-edit.
$ sudo gnome-desktop-item-edit ~/Desktop/ --create-new
sudo: gnome-desktop-item-edit: command ...
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Add menu option to favoured app launcher in Ubuntu dock
I can't find the way to add a custom menu entry to a .desktop launcher.
In Unity I was able to add custom menu entries to launcher like "Open customfile.txt" or "Open somespreadsheet.ods". Is that ...
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How to add shortcut/starter (to file, program. or folder) in the desktop or menu bar of Ubuntu 18.04?
For some super-extremely strange reason the menu entry "create shortcut" "got lost" (well, when switching from one Ubuntu version to antoher, so it"s not a bug, it"s just a design error). Whereas ...
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How to add terminal in quick launcher
Recently i installed Lubutu, every time I have go to application menu then system tools then terminal for launch terminal, I want to access terminal in one click, In Ubuntu there was an option "Add to ...
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