Hello, I'm unable to create an app launcher in slingshot or Plank. I've just installed Anaconda (Continuum Analytics) and I want to create a launcher for Spyder3 (command: spyder). I've tried : - Menulibre. I manage to create the .desktop file in ~/.local/share/applications/ but nothing appears in Slingshot. - Alacarte. The same... - To create a .desktop file from scratch with Scratch text editor, both in the ~/.local/share/applications/ and /usr/share/applications folders. So what I've missed ? Thanks you all. (PS: Please forgive my writing mistakes)
Hey, what does the content in the specific .desktop file looks like? Is it executable (chmod u+x ~./local/share/applications/spyder.desktop)? Edit: Example
Hey, thank you for the answer. Yes the .desktop file seems to be executable (I've run the command "chmod u+x ~./local/share/applications/spyder.desktop" and checked "Propreties" with a right click). The .desktop file is the following : [Desktop Entry] Version=1.0 Type=Application Name=Spyder3 Comment=Scientific PYthon Development EnviRonment - Python3 TryExec=spyder Exec=spyder %F Categories=Development;Science;IDE;Qt; Icon=spyder Terminal=false StartupNotify=true MimeType=text/x-python; It looks like the Example you gave me so I don't understand... Thank you !!!
If you're using spyder3 - isn't the correct exec parameter "spyder3" ? Just tested installing spyder3 via Code (Text): sudo apt-get install spyder3 and checked the deskopt entry: Code (Text): [Desktop Entry] Version=1.0 Type=Application Name=Spyder3 GenericName=Spyder3 Comment=Scientific PYthon Development EnviRonment - Python3 TryExec=spyder3 Exec=spyder3 %F Categories=Development;Science;IDE;Qt; Icon=spyder3 Terminal=false StartupNotify=true MimeType=text/x-python; So maybe you just used the wrong command? The needed .desktop file was created while installing spyder3 via aptitude. Edit: Just check what command you use to start spyder3 from terminal.
