New App doesn't appear in Unity dash

Question

I have copied an executable in /usr/bin a program that I'd like to use.

Of course I can launch it with the command line. However it doesn't appear in Unity when I open the dash, and I would like to add it.

How is it possible ?

score 4 · Accepted Answer · edited Sep 25 '12 at 18:44

4

You have to create a description, in a .desktop file, under the ~/.local/share/applications directory.

E.g. newprog.desktop :

[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Exec=/usr/bin/NEWPROG
Hidden=false
Name=My-Fancy-Name
Comment=Something I never want to say :-)

edited Sep 25 '12 at 18:44

valse-triste

answered Sep 22 '12 at 23:11

H.-Dirk Schmitt

score 3 · Answer 2 · edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:24

3

You need to create a .desktop file for your program (see How to make a launcher(.desktop file) for a binary file?) and put in into /usr/share/applications/ or ~/.local/share/applications/.

Maybe the most simple way to do this is to use Arronax

edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:24

Community

answered Sep 22 '12 at 23:09

Florian Diesch

2 Answers2