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Add Intellij launcher shortcut and icon for ubuntu
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// create file: | |
sudo vim /usr/share/applications/intellij.desktop | |
// add the following | |
[Desktop Entry] | |
Version=13.0 | |
Type=Application | |
Terminal=false | |
Icon[en_US]=/home/rob/.intellij-13/bin/idea.png | |
Name[en_US]=IntelliJ | |
Exec=/home/rob/.intellij-13/bin/idea.sh | |
Name=IntelliJ | |
Icon=/home/rob/.intellij-13/bin/idea.png | |
// mod permissions | |
sudo chmod 644 /usr/share/applications/intellij.desktop | |
sudo chown root:root /usr/share/applications/intellij.desktop |
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On Ubuntu 24.04 the Tools > Create Desktop Entry way works like a charm.
Once the Icon appears on the dash, you can pin it easily (right click)