Questions tagged [launcher]
The Launcher is one of the main access points for applications in Unity interface. It provides quick access for launching applications and managing running applications. If your question is about creating or managing application launchers in Ubuntu, use the [.desktop] tag instead. For the Dock in Ubuntu 17.10 and later releases with GNOME 3, use [ubuntu-dock] tag.
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Update Launcher Icon in the Application List after updating desktop file exec and icon
Let's create the following file:
> $ cat ~/.local/share/applications/testing.desktop
[Desktop Entry]
Name=Test
Type=Application
Terminal=false
Exec=firefox
Icon=firefox
After that, we will have a ...
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Dual Libreoffice Writer Icons
There are two Libreoffice Writer icons in my system. Only one of them works to launch it. The other causes the mouse cursor to become a spinning wheel for ten seconds, before reverting to the normal ...
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Add Apache Directory Studio as favorite to Ubuntu dock should not open new "icon"
I want to have Apache Directory Studio in Ubuntu 23.04 dock.
I have created this desktop file
~/.local/share/applications$ cat ApacheDirectoryStudio.desktop
[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Encoding=...
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Snap applications do not startup randomly
There are some applications like firefox and chromium, spotify that are now recommended to be installed from snap. When I do that on ubuntu 20.04 and ubuntu 22.10, they randomly stop launching.
Win-...
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App icon in dock is wrong
When I start some 3rd party apps from search bar they show on the dock but with a substitute icon image "ubuntu settings wheel". I am using Ubuntu 20.04 and Ubuntu 22.10. They both have the ...
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How to find the location of a specific app (or .desktop file) visible in launcher
Sometimes I find an application very easily in the native Launcher, or even a third-party one like Synapse; but locating the corresponding app (or at least its .desktop file, which contains the path ...
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How fix errors repo
How to solve my problem with the repo tool after I wrote a command on the terminal
sudo apt install repo
And I updated the Ubuntu operating system, and when I ran the repo tool, it did not work
~$ ...
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Snaps don't launch after fixing issue with them not appearing in launcher
I'm having an issue where my Snap apps are not launching whenever I click on them.
The first issue was that they weren't showing up in the launcher, but I did some digging and it seems it was related ...
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How to change the shortcut behavior of dock in multiple instances of window?
Here's my setup.
I have Firefox (can be any app really) pinned to my dock/launcher in 1st position.
And here's my scenario:
Open two instances of Firefox (pressing Super + 1 and Super + Shift + 1)
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Custom quick launcher issue in lubuntu
I've added a custom launcher to my desktop to run a script, but when I drag it into the lxqt quick launch panel it does nothing (ie I can put debug stmts in the script and they aren't executed). Any ...
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App launchers do not work
I am looking for an app launcher comparable to Quicksilver (which I use on MacOS) for Ubuntu 22.04.2 LTS, but none of the tested work properly.
So far I tried Kupfer, Ulauncher, Albert and Synapse, ...
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Ubuntu cannot launch intellij anymore
After using intellij for multiple years on the same pc without any problem, suddenly this happened. When I want to startup my intellij on Ubuntu I get an error: "IDE Already Running", Cannot ...
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can't edit any instance in minecraft launcher
My problem is very simple when I try to edit, duplicate, and delete instances in the minecraft launcher, nothing happens.
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I click on the 3 points and I get the edit, duplicate, delete menu, but ...
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Matlab R2022b Ubuntu 22.04 .desktop File Not Showing Up
I just upgraded from Ubuntu 20.04 to 22.04 and installed the latest version of Matlab (R2022b). I want to have a shortcut for Matlab in the Launcher. I created a .desktop file in /usr/share/...
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Adding an enviromental variable in .desktop icon fails the desktop icon
I am editing the .desktop file for microsoft edge, originally the icon file works:
Comment[zh_CN]=访问互联网
Comment[zh_HK]=連線到網際網路
Comment[zh_TW]=連線到網際網路
Exec=/usr/bin/microsoft-edge-stable %U
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Tlauncher not working in ubuntu 22.10
OpenJDK shows that Tlauncher is already started and working. Yet it does not open for me. How to resolve the issue The screenshot
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Increase the size of the icons in ubuntu desktop
I got my Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS desktop icons are in normal size,
Now, It is very small, I dont know how it changes its icon size
The Icons in the left panel are very small,
But, as you can see, in the ...
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How can I make my user-compiled app show it's logo and name in the Unity Launcher (sidebar)?
I have compiled mupdf from source after following the instructions on their website.
This is what it looks like when it's open. The program already shows up in the Unity Dash with logo, due to me ...
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Blank Launcher in Menu Bar in 22.04
I recently upgraded my desktop from 16.04 to 22.04. Under Gnome 3 (Metacity) I now have a blank Launcher on the right end of my menu bar, to the left of the Indicator applet, as shown:
The Properties ...
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Ubuntu 20.04: where are launcher bar shortcuts store?
Ubuntu 20.04 (or above): where are launcher bar shortcuts store?
This question specifically asks launcher bar's configuration store, not asking for Desktop shortcut or "application list" ...
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Create .desktop launcher to start a terminal with a python virtual environment enable
Despite the similar questions/answers I can find on this forum and on others, I am not able to create a desktop launcher that start a terminal with a python environment activated.
To activate the ...
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.desktop file cannot be marked as trusted in Ubuntu 22.04
I migrated from my old Ubuntu 20.04 computer to my new Ubuntu 22.04 computer. Once the Ubuntu was installed on my new computer I did the migration over my router using these commands on the new ...
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Renaming desktop launcher doesn't rename
I'm new to Linux (obviously).
When I rename a launcher on the desktop (example: Google Chrome, Computer) it doesn't rename.
I right-click, select "rename", give it the new name. The desktop ...
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Ubuntu Studio Launch Sub-menus Don't Show Up
I installed Ubuntu Studio 22.04 over my Linux Mint 21.1 Vera installation on a Windows dual boot system. I am a pro musician but new to Linux. The start/launch menu is not working properly because sub-...
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How to make a .desktop file work on Ubuntu 22.04 where the executable file has a dependency on a folder?
I tried to create a .desktop file for my 2D shooting game made with sdl2.
the .desktop file looks like this
[Desktop Entry]
Version=1.0
Name=The Hunt For Red October
Comment=2D shooting game
Exec=/...
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When I launch Metatrader 5 it closes after few seconds
I try to open Metatrader 5, and it closes after few seconds. My system is Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS, 64bits. I don't know what happened. How do I fix it?
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What is the default Ubuntu launcher called and how is it configured?
I'm not after suggestions to use tweaks or alacarte.
I'm running 18.04 but about to install 22.XX. Where are the .desktop files for the default launcher, how should they be manually edited and how ...
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Bash script with output to the system clipboard as a launcher command
I am running Xubuntu 20.04. I have created a small bash script where the user can select a line from a list with fzf and output the selection to the system clipboard. This is a simple one-liner:
cat ...
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How to write an override to prevent an application from launching?
I am looking for help to write a script or terminal command by which I can prevent an app from launching. Let us call this script .bash_ban for instance.
Is it possible to write up a command in ....
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Is there a way to add a "delete software" button upon right-click in the gnome app launcher?
The question is really in the title, but more specifically.. does anyone know of a extension (or any other way) that can add a possibility to delete a software within the app launcher?
As shown on ...
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Green Dot on Unity Launcher Missing
I am running 22.04.1 LTS and installed both the Ubuntu system 1.8.19 arduino ide and also have the direct download (.AppImage) of the 2.0.0 arduino ide located in my ~/bin. I successfully added a ...
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How to center KDE application launcher from latte dock?
The application launcher position doesn't match center screen. I use latte dock. Is there any way to center the launcher position?
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How to set environment variables in desktop launcher (in UBUNTU)
How can I correctly set the following environment variables in a .desktop launcher file?
To fix a problem with Davinci Resolve Studio it is necessary for my setup to set these two environment ...
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Maximized windows become maximized behind launcher
Since upgrading to Ubuntu 22.04, I have encountered a problem related to maximizing windows. Occasionally, and with no triggers I've been able to observe, maximized windows will change their position ...
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wine: chdir to /prefix : No such file or directory
I am trying to install an old free version of adobe illustrator in an Ubuntu 20.04 desktop machine but running into an issue with wine installation.
This is the repo for the Adobe program:
https://...
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Kubuntu 22.04 not showing recent used applications and files
Kubuntu 22.04 stop showing recent application and files in the application launcher dashboard menu, after upgrading from Kubuntu 20.04.
-I tried different application launcher menu but the problem ...
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How to dipslay only one screen thumbnail
After upgrading to 22.04, I notice two thumbnail images of my screen in the top row when click the launcher ("Show Applications") shown below
I have only one display and didn't set up ...
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Trying to make a launcher to launch Korganizer to work in a time zone different from system time zone. Works under KDE but not in Gnome or mate
Trying to make a launcher that works in Gnome/MATE
I have the following launcher text formatted for Gnome/MATE:
[Desktop Entry]
Version=1.0
Type=Application
Name=Korganizer
Exec=TZ=US/Pacific /usr/...
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What is the difference when running a program via terminal and via Desktop Launcher?
I wish to launch a program in Ubuntu 20.04.
If I run it from terminal:
$ /usr/bin/eclipse
Everything works perfectly.
However, I wish to run it from the desktop icon, so I created a desktop icon ...
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How do I get 22.04.1/Gtk3/Wayland to display my application icons
I'm running 22.04.1 and Gtk3. Under both X11 and Wayland my own user-written applications are presented, as the icon specified in the application's .desktop file, in the desktop dashboard and, when ...
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Launcher-button show-desktop
With 18.04 we had a setting to add a show-desktop button on the launcher.
With 20.04 we did it ourselves by installing xdotool and creating a .desktop-file.
This does not work anymore; because of ...
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How to set a launcher as trusted?
I have a desktop icon that does not work. When I attempt to use it I get the error
Untrusted Desktop File
This desktop file is not trusted, it cannot be launched.
To enable launching right-click, ...
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PDMENU application missing in 22.04
Is there any reason to remove PDMENU application from version Ubuntu 22.04 LTS?
Was it done consciously or is it a mistake?
Is there any recommended replacement for it that work in terminal?
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Ubuntu Studio 22.04 LTS : How can I modify KDE desktop launchers and use my environment variable
Bonjour, I'm relatively new to linux and have some problems.
A) Cannot modify KDE Plasma launchers.
Though I can launch from a terminal session, the modifications I write to the launchers through ...
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Can't see my installed programs via Ubuntu Software launcher
I just updated my OS to Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (Jellyfish). The system seems to be running nice, but whenever I open the Ubuntu Software launcher, I can't see the programs installed in my laptop. How ...
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How to unmap Explorer key opening Nautilus window?
Help! I am trying to map a custom command to the Explorer key on my keyboard, but my system seems to have the key mapped to open a Nautilus window somewhere other than Settings > Keyboard > ...
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Did feedback in dock that application is starting in Ubuntu 22.04 disappear?
I just upgraded from 20.04 to 22.04 and getting used to subtle differences. One of those differences is that when I click an app icon in the Dock it used to move a little as to signal that the app is ...
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What is the difference in between these two launching options, and how can I fix it?
I have to launch my eclipse with first setting LC_MESSAGES=C (long story, I need this variable, otherwise I will loose some functionality).
So, if I run eclipse from terminal:
$ LC_MESSAGES=C /usr/bin/...
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How to create application launchers (.desktop files) inside a custom folder (not the ~/Desktop, /usr... or ~/.local/share/applications folder)?
So, after jumping from Ubuntu 18.04 to 20.04 I was surprised to find out that it appears there is no way to have .desktop be actual launcher anywhere else than the ~/Desktop, /usr/share/applications, ...
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Can't launch Google Chrome after upgrade to 22.04
I've just upgraded from 20.04 to 22.04. Chrome was working fine on 20.04
After first reboot, Chrome was missing from activities.
I realised I had used a third party repository so I uninstalled google-...
