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How to create a desktop launcher in Gnome Shell
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1) In /usr/share/icons create folder SublimeText and move the corresponding icon there (can be a .png)
2) In /usr/share/applications/sublimetext.desktop create a file called sublimetext.desktop and put in it:
[Desktop Entry]
Name=Sublime Text
Comment=A Sublime way of editing text
Exec=/opt/sublimetext/sublime_text_3/sublime_text
Icon=/usr/share/icons/SublimeText/sublimetext-icon.png
Encoding=UTF-8
Type=Application
Categories=Development;
There you go
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