How do I create a Launcher in Ubuntu 9.10 that runs a shell script?
Solution 1
You can create a symbolic link to pycharm your the /home/<youruser>/bin
directory (you might have to create that directory first).
Afterwards, you should really check out Gnome-Do, a true productivity booster which requires very little typing :) You can install it via Add/Remove programs or just apt-get install gnome-do
.
Once installed, just press Win-Space (this pops up the launcher), type 'pycharm' (or whatever name you gave the symlink in your bin directory), hit Enter, and you're good to go.
Solution 2
You can easily create symbolic link like
sudo ln -s /path_to_pycharm/bin/pycharm.sh /usr/local/bin/pycharm
After this you can just type pycharm is app launcher, terminal, wherever!
Solution 3
Just put the full path to the bash script in the command line for the launcher dialog.
mkelley33
Updated on September 17, 2022Comments
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mkelley33 over 1 year
Here's my situation:
- New to Ubuntu (just installed 9.10 Karmic Koala 64 bit)
- Purpose: to easily run PyCharm without too much typing (ie. cd... ./pycharm.sh)
- Want to create desktop Launcher instead of terminal & typing (without resorting to the "Run in Terminal" option)
- Tried to create Launcher to executes .sh script in Document directory
- Right-clicked Desktop > Create Launcher
- a. Type == Application; Browse > [insert absolute path to .sh script]; no luck
- b. Type == Application in Terminal; Browse > ...ditto
I'm open to any other alternatives that involve as little typing as possible. I would like to just start Ubuntu, click Launcher icons, and have terminals spring to life, running the intended scripts.
Crazy? No. Lazy? Probably. Productive? Hopefully :)
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