Desktop Entries

  • create appname.desktop in /usr/share/applications
  • desktop entry folders: /usr/share/applications, /usr/local/share/applications, ~/.local/share/applications
  • installed apps folder: /opt (and many more)

Most Used Desktop Entries

Intellij - Idea (idea.desktop)

[Desktop Entry]
Version=1.0
Type=Application
Name=IntelliJ IDEA Ultimate
Comment=JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA
Exec=/home/ravinder/soft/intellij/idea-IU/bin/idea
Icon=/home/ravinder/soft/intellij/idea-IU/bin/idea.svg
Terminal=false
Categories=Development;IDE;
StartupNotify=true

Pycharm (pycharm.desktop)

[Desktop Entry]
Version=1.0
Type=Application
Name=PyCharm
Comment=JetBrains PyCharm
Exec=/home/ravinder/soft/pycharm/pycharm-2026.2.1/bin/pycharm
Icon=/home/ravinder/soft/pycharm/pycharm-2026.2.1/bin/pycharm.svg
Terminal=false
Categories=Development;IDE;
StartupNotify=true

Android Studio

[Desktop Entry]
Version=1.0
Type=Application
Name=Android Studio
Comment=Android Studio IDEA
Exec=/home/ravinder/soft/android-studio/android-studio/bin/studio.sh
Icon=/home/ravinder/soft/android-studio/android-studio/bin/studio.svg
Terminal=false
Categories=Development;IDE;
StartupNotify=true