How to add an item to the Applications menu?
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How can I add an application to Applications > Internet in Gnome Desktop running on CentOS 6.4?
Per this old Docs link, it suggests to edit /etc/xdg/menus/applications.menu.
How can I add /home/danny/some/path/myprog/prog (executable) to my Gnome Applications menu?
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How can I add an application to Applications > Internet in Gnome Desktop running on CentOS 6.4?
Per this old Docs link, it suggests to edit /etc/xdg/menus/applications.menu.
How can I add /home/danny/some/path/myprog/prog (executable) to my Gnome Applications menu?
centos gnome
edited Apr 14 '16 at 14:00
Jeff Schaller
33.9k851113
asked Mar 28 '13 at 18:17
Danny Beckett
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migrated from serverfault.com Mar 28 '13 at 18:39
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up vote
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How can I add an application to Applications > Internet in Gnome Desktop running on CentOS 6.4?
Per this old Docs link, it suggests to edit /etc/xdg/menus/applications.menu.
How can I add /home/danny/some/path/myprog/prog (executable) to my Gnome Applications menu?
centos gnome
edited Apr 14 '16 at 14:00
Jeff Schaller
33.9k851113
asked Mar 28 '13 at 18:17
Danny Beckett
3661214
How can I add an application to Applications > Internet in Gnome Desktop running on CentOS 6.4?
Per this old Docs link, it suggests to edit /etc/xdg/menus/applications.menu.
How can I add /home/danny/some/path/myprog/prog (executable) to my Gnome Applications menu?
centos gnome
centos gnome
edited Apr 14 '16 at 14:00
Jeff Schaller
33.9k851113
asked Mar 28 '13 at 18:17
Danny Beckett
3661214
edited Apr 14 '16 at 14:00
Jeff Schaller
33.9k851113
asked Mar 28 '13 at 18:17
Danny Beckett
3661214
edited Apr 14 '16 at 14:00
Jeff Schaller
33.9k851113
edited Apr 14 '16 at 14:00
Jeff Schaller
33.9k851113
edited Apr 14 '16 at 14:00
Jeff Schaller
33.9k851113
33.9k851113
asked Mar 28 '13 at 18:17
Danny Beckett
3661214
asked Mar 28 '13 at 18:17
Danny Beckett
3661214
asked Mar 28 '13 at 18:17
Danny Beckett
3661214
3661214
migrated from serverfault.com Mar 28 '13 at 18:39
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migrated from serverfault.com Mar 28 '13 at 18:39
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This is how I did it:
vi /usr/share/applications/newitem.desktop
[Desktop Entry]
Version=1.0
Name=My Program
Exec=/home/danny/some/path/myprog/prog
Terminal=false
Type=Application
StartupNotify=true
Categories=Network;WebBrowser;
X-Desktop-File-Install-Version=0.15
An icon can be added by including Icon=/some/path.
answered Mar 28 '13 at 18:41
Danny Beckett
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Since this is an application in the 'danny' account, you could put it in ~danny/.local/share/applications/newitem.desktop, which will only show up in the 'danny' user's menus.
– jsbillings
Apr 1 '13 at 0:54
Is it possible to put run as sudo(root) option ?
– Gossamer
Sep 21 '13 at 9:41
any source or docs that describe what each field means?
– spy
Jun 16 '17 at 1:48
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There is another solution by enabling an edit menu option.
You can have this menu by installing the alacarte package with this command (as root):
yum install alacarte
After that, just restart your X server and you can edit your menus with a mouse right click on the toolbar.
edited Apr 23 '17 at 11:52
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answered Jan 7 '14 at 12:20
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I don't have enough points to answer on spy's comment and
also as an added think on what Danny Becket wrote, an explanation of the *.desktop file parameters can be found here
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Desktop_entries#File_example
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3 Answers
3
active
oldest
votes
3 Answers
3
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
up vote
18
down vote
accepted
This is how I did it:
vi /usr/share/applications/newitem.desktop
[Desktop Entry]
Version=1.0
Name=My Program
Exec=/home/danny/some/path/myprog/prog
Terminal=false
Type=Application
StartupNotify=true
Categories=Network;WebBrowser;
X-Desktop-File-Install-Version=0.15
An icon can be added by including Icon=/some/path.
answered Mar 28 '13 at 18:41
Danny Beckett
3661214
8
Since this is an application in the 'danny' account, you could put it in ~danny/.local/share/applications/newitem.desktop, which will only show up in the 'danny' user's menus.
– jsbillings
Apr 1 '13 at 0:54
Is it possible to put run as sudo(root) option ?
– Gossamer
Sep 21 '13 at 9:41
any source or docs that describe what each field means?
– spy
Jun 16 '17 at 1:48
add a comment |Â
up vote
18
down vote
accepted
This is how I did it:
vi /usr/share/applications/newitem.desktop
[Desktop Entry]
Version=1.0
Name=My Program
Exec=/home/danny/some/path/myprog/prog
Terminal=false
Type=Application
StartupNotify=true
Categories=Network;WebBrowser;
X-Desktop-File-Install-Version=0.15
An icon can be added by including Icon=/some/path.
answered Mar 28 '13 at 18:41
Danny Beckett
3661214
8
Since this is an application in the 'danny' account, you could put it in ~danny/.local/share/applications/newitem.desktop, which will only show up in the 'danny' user's menus.
– jsbillings
Apr 1 '13 at 0:54
Is it possible to put run as sudo(root) option ?
– Gossamer
Sep 21 '13 at 9:41
any source or docs that describe what each field means?
– spy
Jun 16 '17 at 1:48
add a comment |Â
up vote
18
down vote
accepted
up vote
18
down vote
accepted
This is how I did it:
vi /usr/share/applications/newitem.desktop
[Desktop Entry]
Version=1.0
Name=My Program
Exec=/home/danny/some/path/myprog/prog
Terminal=false
Type=Application
StartupNotify=true
Categories=Network;WebBrowser;
X-Desktop-File-Install-Version=0.15
An icon can be added by including Icon=/some/path.
answered Mar 28 '13 at 18:41
Danny Beckett
3661214
This is how I did it:
vi /usr/share/applications/newitem.desktop
[Desktop Entry]
Version=1.0
Name=My Program
Exec=/home/danny/some/path/myprog/prog
Terminal=false
Type=Application
StartupNotify=true
Categories=Network;WebBrowser;
X-Desktop-File-Install-Version=0.15
An icon can be added by including Icon=/some/path.
answered Mar 28 '13 at 18:41
Danny Beckett
3661214
answered Mar 28 '13 at 18:41
Danny Beckett
3661214
answered Mar 28 '13 at 18:41
Danny Beckett
3661214
answered Mar 28 '13 at 18:41
Danny Beckett
3661214
3661214
8
Since this is an application in the 'danny' account, you could put it in ~danny/.local/share/applications/newitem.desktop, which will only show up in the 'danny' user's menus.
– jsbillings
Apr 1 '13 at 0:54
Is it possible to put run as sudo(root) option ?
– Gossamer
Sep 21 '13 at 9:41
any source or docs that describe what each field means?
– spy
Jun 16 '17 at 1:48
add a comment |Â
8
Since this is an application in the 'danny' account, you could put it in ~danny/.local/share/applications/newitem.desktop, which will only show up in the 'danny' user's menus.
– jsbillings
Apr 1 '13 at 0:54
Is it possible to put run as sudo(root) option ?
– Gossamer
Sep 21 '13 at 9:41
any source or docs that describe what each field means?
– spy
Jun 16 '17 at 1:48
8
8
Since this is an application in the 'danny' account, you could put it in ~danny/.local/share/applications/newitem.desktop, which will only show up in the 'danny' user's menus.
– jsbillings
Apr 1 '13 at 0:54
Since this is an application in the 'danny' account, you could put it in ~danny/.local/share/applications/newitem.desktop, which will only show up in the 'danny' user's menus.
– jsbillings
Apr 1 '13 at 0:54
Is it possible to put run as sudo(root) option ?
– Gossamer
Sep 21 '13 at 9:41
Is it possible to put run as sudo(root) option ?
– Gossamer
Sep 21 '13 at 9:41
any source or docs that describe what each field means?
– spy
Jun 16 '17 at 1:48
any source or docs that describe what each field means?
– spy
Jun 16 '17 at 1:48
add a comment |Â
up vote
9
down vote
There is another solution by enabling an edit menu option.
You can have this menu by installing the alacarte package with this command (as root):
yum install alacarte
After that, just restart your X server and you can edit your menus with a mouse right click on the toolbar.
edited Apr 23 '17 at 11:52
Zanna
2,4511023
answered Jan 7 '14 at 12:20
рüффÿ
73821528
add a comment |Â
up vote
9
down vote
There is another solution by enabling an edit menu option.
You can have this menu by installing the alacarte package with this command (as root):
yum install alacarte
After that, just restart your X server and you can edit your menus with a mouse right click on the toolbar.
edited Apr 23 '17 at 11:52
Zanna
2,4511023
answered Jan 7 '14 at 12:20
рüффÿ
73821528
add a comment |Â
up vote
9
down vote
up vote
9
down vote
There is another solution by enabling an edit menu option.
You can have this menu by installing the alacarte package with this command (as root):
yum install alacarte
After that, just restart your X server and you can edit your menus with a mouse right click on the toolbar.
edited Apr 23 '17 at 11:52
Zanna
2,4511023
answered Jan 7 '14 at 12:20
рüффÿ
73821528
There is another solution by enabling an edit menu option.
You can have this menu by installing the alacarte package with this command (as root):
yum install alacarte
After that, just restart your X server and you can edit your menus with a mouse right click on the toolbar.
edited Apr 23 '17 at 11:52
Zanna
2,4511023
answered Jan 7 '14 at 12:20
рüффÿ
73821528
edited Apr 23 '17 at 11:52
Zanna
2,4511023
edited Apr 23 '17 at 11:52
Zanna
2,4511023
edited Apr 23 '17 at 11:52
Zanna
2,4511023
2,4511023
answered Jan 7 '14 at 12:20
рüффÿ
73821528
answered Jan 7 '14 at 12:20
рüффÿ
73821528
answered Jan 7 '14 at 12:20
рüффÿ
73821528
73821528
add a comment |Â
add a comment |Â
up vote
0
down vote
I don't have enough points to answer on spy's comment and
also as an added think on what Danny Becket wrote, an explanation of the *.desktop file parameters can be found here
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Desktop_entries#File_example
answered 9 mins ago
Christoforos
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up vote
0
down vote
I don't have enough points to answer on spy's comment and
also as an added think on what Danny Becket wrote, an explanation of the *.desktop file parameters can be found here
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Desktop_entries#File_example
answered 9 mins ago
Christoforos
11
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up vote
0
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up vote
0
down vote
I don't have enough points to answer on spy's comment and
also as an added think on what Danny Becket wrote, an explanation of the *.desktop file parameters can be found here
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Desktop_entries#File_example
answered 9 mins ago
Christoforos
11
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I don't have enough points to answer on spy's comment and
also as an added think on what Danny Becket wrote, an explanation of the *.desktop file parameters can be found here
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Desktop_entries#File_example
answered 9 mins ago
Christoforos
11
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Christoforos is a new contributor to this site. Take care in asking for clarification, commenting, and answering.
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answered 9 mins ago
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answered 9 mins ago
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answered 9 mins ago
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