Ubuntu 14.04 Create Desktop Shortcut

1. If it is a program that comes with the system, the default desktop icon is placed under /usr/share/applications/, and the corresponding icon can be directly placed in the current user's ~/Desktop/ directory.

2. If you download the compiled binary file from the Internet, you can create it manually, for example: put the following code in a pycharm.desktop file and copy it to the desktop:

   [Desktop Entry]
   Version=5.0.4
   Name=Pycharm
   GenericName = Pycharm
   Comment=Python IDE
   Type=Application
   Icon=/home/sass/Downloads/pycharm-5.0.4/bin/pycharm.png
   Exec=/home/sass/Downloads/pycharm-5.0.4/bin/pycharm.sh
   Terminal=false
   Categories=Development;
   Keywords=
   MimeType=
   X-Ubuntu-Touch=true
   X-Ubuntu-Gettext-Domain=
   X-Ubuntu-Single-Instance=true
   X-Screenshot=
   Name[zh_CN]=pycharm
   

    

3. give permission

   chmod 777 pychram.desktop