~$ cat .local/share/applications/test.desktop
[Desktop Entry]
Name=test123
Exec=echo TEST
Type=Application

https://pasteboard.co/fuNEb9CLBHtO.png
OK, it appear.

~$ mv -i .local/share/applications/test.desktop /var/tmp/applications/
~$ sudo mount --bind /var/tmp/applications .local/share/applications

https://pasteboard.co/sIc4BYAEH64I.png
It does not appear.

Why?

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Il 06/08/22 11:44, InThech ha scritto:

~$ cat .local/share/applications/test.desktop
[Desktop Entry]
Name=test123
Exec=echo TEST
Type=Application

https://pasteboard.co/fuNEb9CLBHtO.png
OK, it appear.

~$ mv -i .local/share/applications/test.desktop /var/tmp/applications/
~$ sudo mount --bind /var/tmp/applications .local/share/applications

https://pasteboard.co/sIc4BYAEH64I.png
It does not appear.

Why?

SUBJECT CORRECTION:
Replace *appear* with *not appear*

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Please only post to one group to avoid confusion.

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InThech wrote:

Il 06/08/22 11:44, InThech ha scritto:

~$ cat .local/share/applications/test.desktop
[Desktop Entry]
Name=test123
Exec=echo TEST
Type=Application

https://pasteboard.co/fuNEb9CLBHtO.png
OK, it appear.

~$ mv -i .local/share/applications/test.desktop /var/tmp/applications/
~$ sudo mount --bind /var/tmp/applications .local/share/applications

Don't do this. Install custom app shortcuts in your own profile, not at
the system level because (especially if this is a modified version of a
system app) would be replaced after app update.

https://pasteboard.co/sIc4BYAEH64I.png
It does not appear.

Why?

SUBJECT CORRECTION:
Replace *appear* with *not appear*

The correct way to do this is with a command, that "registers" the
.desktop shortcut. Also you can use commands to validate and fix any
errors possibly in your custom .desktop file.

You were correct the .desktop file does belongs in
~/.local/share/applications. Here is a better way to accomplish this:

1) Compose .desktop file temporally in an easily accessible directory,
not directly in the hidden ~/.local/share/applications

ex. ~/MyCustomizations/test.desktop

2) Validate its format to make sure you haven't made any boo-boos with:

desktop-file-validate ~/MyCustomizations/test.desktop

3) If is passes then install it into ~/.local/share/applications/ with:
(note this is a one line command, ignore the wrap)

desktop-file-install --dir=~/.local/share/applications ~/MyCustomizations/test.desktop

4) Now you will see the "app" in your app search. Also you now have a
handy copy in ~/MyCustomizations/ for anytime you want to make
modifications.


--
Take care,

Jonathan
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LITTLE WORKS STUDIO
http://www.LittleWorksStudio.com

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InThech <spam@a.b> Wrote in message:r

~$ cat .local/share/applications/test.desktop[Desktop Entry]Name=test123Exec=echo TESTType=Applicationhttps://pasteboard.co/fuNEb9CLBHtO.pngOK, it appear.~$ mv -i .local/share/applications/test.desktop /var/tmp/applications/~$ sudo mount --bind /var/

tmp/applications .local/share/applicationshttps://pasteboard.co/sIc4BYAEH64I.pngIt does not appear.Why?

I only copy an existing .desktop file and change it a little,
copying the Firefox . desktop file shows how much options there
are, and how to provide an icon.
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Il 06/08/22 17:37, Jonathan N. Little ha scritto:

desktop-file-install --dir=~/.local/share/applications ~/MyCustomizations/test.desktop

$ desktop-file-install --dir=~/.local/share/applications
tor-translate.desktop
$ ls ~/.local/share/applications/tor-translate.desktop
ls: impossibile accedere a '/home/rino/.local/share/applications/tor-translate.desktop': File o
directory non esistente

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InThech wrote:

Il 06/08/22 17:37, Jonathan N. Little ha scritto:

desktop-file-install --dir=~/.local/share/applications
~/MyCustomizations/test.desktop

$ desktop-file-install --dir=~/.local/share/applications tor-translate.desktop
$ ls ~/.local/share/applications/tor-translate.desktop
ls: impossibile accedere a '/home/rino/.local/share/applications/tor-translate.desktop': File o directory non esistente

Sorry I think you have to specify either absolute path:

/home/rino/.local/share/applications

or:

relative to PWD but do not use '~/'

Okay just confirm it:

~/$ mkdir demo
~/$ cd demo
~/demo$ nano demo.desktop
~/demo$ cat demo.desktop

[Desktop Entry]
Name=Demo
Exec=zenity --info --text="Hello World!"
Type=Application

# Okay now I will validate it:
~/demo$ desktop-file-validate demo.desktop

# It returns nothing so all is well. You can add something like
BadParam=bogus to the file and desktop-file-validate will show you your
error.

~/demo$ pwd
/home/jonathan/demo
~/demo$ ls
'~' demo.desktop

# Just showing you where I am in this subdirectory with the demo.desktop
file, now let's try and install it using '~/':

~/demo$ desktop-file-install --dir=~/.local/share/applications demo.desktop

~/demo$ ls ~/.local/share/applications/demo.desktop
ls: cannot access
'/home/jonathan/.local/share/applications/demo.desktop': No such file or directory

# Confirms that this does not work, but if I use a relative path as so:

~/demo$ desktop-file-install --dir=../.local/share/applications demo.desktop

~/demo$ ls ~/.local/share/applications/demo.desktop /home/jonathan/.local/share/applications/demo.desktop

# There we go, the .desktop file is installed. Also I could of course
use the absolute path.

HTH


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Take care,

Jonathan
-------------------
LITTLE WORKS STUDIO
http://www.LittleWorksStudio.com

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Il 08/08/22 18:50, Jonathan N. Little ha scritto:

...

thanks

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