Feb 8, 2020 · There are a couple of ways around that: 1) Create a wrapper script containing the commands and call the wrapper script on the Exec= line. 2) Launch bash with the -c …

Jun 24, 2021 · If you want the script to execute in the background, you can set Terminal=false. Remember to give execute permissions to your .sh file if you haven’t done so already. You can …

I'd say the easiest way to add a shell script to the shortcuts would be to add the .sh file to the home directory. Once copied to the home directory just go to custom shortcuts and add the …

Mar 18, 2024 · Creating a shortcut to execute a shell script in Bash using a shortcut key is a simple process that can save us time and effort in the long run. By automating repetitive tasks, …

Sep 11, 2016 · In terminal: ln -s /folder/of/the/script/script /home/yourusername/Desktop/linkname.desktop. ln is used to create link to files: the -s switch …

Apr 6, 2025 · This tutorial will help you creating desktop shortcuts with icons on GNOME desktop environment in general and Ubuntu 24.04 computer system in particular. We divide this tutorial …

Apr 21, 2014 · In the .desktop file, you can specify a path to an icon you want. Example: Here is a .desktop file to start a script (machinarium) located in ~/bin that in turn sets up and runs the …

Nov 3, 2023 · The cool thing about Ubuntu is that you can pretty much create your own Desktop icon for just about any executable. It can be a bash script, a c++ machine code executable, a …

Apr 19, 2015 · To make a .desktop file run from your desktop, you have to make it executable. makes the command (s) run in a terminal window. The example file is a very basic one. If …

Jul 11, 2022 · Open a terminal and run chmod +x ~/Desktop/shortcut-demo. This makes it executable (so you can run it), the /usr/bin/env bash means it is a Bash script (TBH simple sh …