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    Template for creating desktop entries (launchers) on Linux

Create the following file, with your favourite editor:

Across all users: /usr/share/applications/application_name.desktop
For current user only: ~/.local/share/applications/application_name.desktop

Add the following content to the file and save:
[Desktop Entry]
Version=1.0
Type=Application
Name=<application-name>
Comment=<simple-description>
Exec=<command>
Icon=<path_to_icon_file>
Terminal=false
Categories=GNOME;Application;Development;IDE;GTK;Utility;
StartupWMClass=<unique-name-no-spaces>
StartupNotify=true


References:

[1]  https://developer.gnome.org/integration-guide/stable/desktop-files.html.en

[2]  https://specifications.freedesktop.org/desktop-entry-spec/desktop-entry-spec-latest.html