Linux Debian Lxde How-to Create Application Launcher on Main Menu Easy Visual-Guide

August 28th, 2012 by Regaz

The Guide Shows You How-to Make/Create/Add a New Launcher Item for Main Application Menu on All Linux Lxde Desktops.

The Process is Here Shown for a Debian Lxde Desktop But the Same Proces Remain Valid also for Fedora and the Others Linux Distros...

And this Visual Guide includes the Basic Screenshots of All GUI Steps involved.

The Content give Focus Only to the Essentials Instructions and Commands to make it Easier to Understand;)

Open a Terminal Window
(Press “Enter” to Execute Commands)
Start the Lx-Desktop Shortcut GUI Launcher Creator
```
lxshortcut -o /tmp/.desktop
```
Alternatively you can Create the Launcher also Into: /var/lib/menu-xdg/applications/menu-xdg
Set the App-Launcher Icon
Click on “Change Icon”

Try to Search the Icon between the Defaults One

Now if you Do Not Find it and Need Help to Locating the Icon Look:

How-to Locate Icons/Images

The Link Contains How-to Locating Files, Directories, Images and Icons on Linux.
Insert Name and Command
Click On OK!

Relocate Launcher

su -c "mv /tmp/.desktop /usr/share/applications"

Open with leafpad as SuperUser The New Launcher:
```
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 the Category for the Launcher.
Set the Launcher Category

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.