how create a shortcut on the linux desktop for a executive program

[cy163]

Hello All,

Now, my program can run in command line. I would like to invoke the program by clicking on a icon on the linux desktop just as people would do in Windows.

I wonder how to create an icon on the desktop and associate it with my program.


thanks

[hugortega]

Hi,

In KDE: secondary click on desktop, create new, link to application.
In Gnome: I'm not sure, but should be something similar and easy.
Other desktops: google?

Hugo

[Tutku]

ln -s file1 file2

Creates a symbolic link to file1 with the name of the file2.

[Freston]

If need be, in KDE you can specify to have the program run in terminal. That is useful for example when you run a script that generates output or that needs input.