Greetings from Brazil! Here's a little tutorial I've created to make a shortcut on the desktop to launch the XAMPP control panel. To create a launcher on the Desktop: You'll need gksu so if you don't have it yet, run in terminal: sudo apt-get install gksu Now let's create the shortcut: Run gedit (or any other text editor) and then enter the info below: #!/usr/bin/env xdg-open [Desktop Entry] Version=1.0 Type=Application Terminal=false Icon[en_US]=/opt/lampp/htdocs/favicon.ico Name[en_US]=XAMPP Exec=gksu /opt/lampp/manager-linux-x64.run Comment[en_US]=Start XAMPP Control Panel Name=XAMPP Comment=Start XAMPP Control Panel Icon=/opt/lampp/htdocs/favicon.ico Save the file as Xampp.desktop Once the shortcut is on the Desktop --> right-click on it --> Properties --> Permissions tab --> check 'Allow executing file as program' That's it, guys. Have fun! JC
It is works only like this instruction https://elementaryos.stackexchange.com/questions/10952/how-to-execute-desktop-in-files on my elementary OS Hera
I found a way to make it work. Just save the xamppcontrolpanel.desktop file you create to the Desktop folder instead. It is directly under the home folder when you open the file explorer. You will see the file on the desktop once you save it. Then, just right-click the file and select the allow launching option.
