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Create Shortcut application in Desktop Ubuntu
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matlab.desktop
#in this case I use matlab application in Ubuntu
sudo wget http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/21/Matlab_Logo.png -O /usr/share/icons/matlab.png
#download image for matlab
#go to this path
/usr/share/applications/matlab.desktop
#Insert this content to the matlab.desktop
[Desktop Entry]
Version=1.0
Type=Application
Terminal=false
Exec=/usr/local/MATLAB/R2012a/bin/matlab -desktop
Name=MATLAB
Icon=/usr/share/icons/matlab.png
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