Add an entry in the Applications menu of
Gnome/Ubuntu
After installing a new software in Ubuntu, you may want to
create an entry in Gnome menu.
- Create a xx.desktop file in
/usr/local/applications (the best solution is to copy an
existing file; other .desktop files are available in
/usr/share/applications).
- Edit this .desktop file to suit your need.
Note that Matlab will need to have Terminal=true
- Any modification to a .desktop file are available
immediately, there is no need to reload Gnome.
- The Categories field is used by Gnome to determine the
exact sub-menu entry where your application will be listed.
One application can be listed in several sub-menues. The file
/etc/xdg/menus/applications.menu can be used to find clues
how to select the categories.
Sample of matlab.desktop file:
[Desktop Entry]
Version=1.0
Encoding=UTF-8
Name=Matlab
Comment=The language of technical computing
Exec=/usr/local/MATHWORKS_R2009A/bin/matlab
Icon=/usr/local/MATHWORKS_R2009A/ml.png
Type=Application
Terminal=true
Categories=Education;Science;Math;Development;Physics;Utility;Development;Science;