How-to Create a New App Launcher for Linux Lubuntu 12 Easy Visual-Guide

The Post Show Howto Make/Create/Add a New Application Launcher Item into the Main Menu on Linux Lubuntu 12 Lxde Desktop.

To Make the Entire Process Easier to Visualize and Retain the Article Includes the Basic Screenshots of the Essentials Steps Involved.

The Practical Example Shown Up here is About Making a Firefox Nightly Launcher, on the Bottom you Find Link to Installing Firefox Nightly for Lubuntu.

The Content and Details are Expressly Reduced to Give Focus Only to the Essentials Instructions and Commands and Make Tut more Easy & Digestive;)

1. Open Terminal Window
   
2. Start the Lxde GUI Creator

   sudo su -c "lxshortcut -o /usr/share/applications/nighlty.desktop"

   Alternatively you can Create the Launcher also Into: /var/lib/menu-xdg/applications/menu-xdg

3. Insert Name and Command
4. Set the Launcher Icon

   Click on "Change Icon"

   Try to Search the Icon between the Defaults One

   
   
   

   Now if you Do Not Find it Look:

   How-to Locate Icons/Images

   The Link Contains How-to Locating Files, Directories, Images and Icons on Linux.

   

   Last Click On OK!

5. Set the Launcher Categories:

   sudo leafpad /usr/share/applications/newapplication.desktop

   In Fact there is a Limit in lxshortcut Gui Tool Because at this time it Do Not Set Any Category for the Launcher.

6. Set the Category:

   To Set New Item on the Appropriate Application Menu Section.

   How-to Set the Categoy on Launcher

   The Link Contains a Guide to Properly Setting the Application Launcher Category to Generate an Application Menu Section Entry.

How-to Install Evernote Linux Clone on Lubuntu:

Evernote for Lubuntu

The Linked Article Contains a Guides List on How-to Install Evernote on Linux Lubuntu Distro.