How to make an appimage into a desktop executable and put into applicatio tray in Xubuntu Linux?

Cranberry

7/19/24, 3:42 PM

I have an appimage for a game that I'd like to access via the application launcher in Xubuntu Linux and also create a desktop icon. How would I go about doing this? Any help would be much appreciated.

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Archisman Panigrahi

7/19/24, 3:52 PM

You will have to create a .desktop file and place it in `.local/share/applications` inside your home folder

Cranberry

7/20/24, 8:19 PM

Archisman and @mook765 yes that does answer my question, thank you!

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7/21/24, 9:11 AM

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vanadium

7/19/24, 4:51 PM

Tools like Menulibre or Alacarte allow to create a menu entry using a GUI. However, you can also create a .desktop launcher yourself. If it is valid, i.e. contains all needed fields with reference to a valid executable, you place it in the folder ~/.local/share/applications and within seconds it is picked up in your application menu.

See man xdg-desktop-menuunder DESKTOP FILES to learn how a .desktop launcher is formatted. A .desktop launcher should contain at least:

[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Name=Application Name
Icon=Icon File
Exec=Command Line

Of course, substitute the values applicable for the appimage you want to run through that launcher.

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