CREATING SHORTCUT ICON TO DISPLAY IN LINUX MENU

Dear Folks,

Today, I am going to describe how to create / bring icon in Linux Menu so instead of going to folder and running .sh (shell extension) file from there, you can simply call it from menu. Please follow below steps.

1) You must be on your home folder path. Mine is
/home/zeeshan/

2) Browse .local/share/applications.  (Please note you might not view .local folder until you set "Show All Hidden Files and Folders")

3) Create WebStorm.desktop file and inside file write below content (Please set path in Icon and Exec according to your installation)

[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Name=WebStorm
Comment=WebStorm Development
Icon=/home/zeeshan/Softwares/WebStorm-192.6262.59/bin/webstorm.svg
Exec=/home/zeeshan/Softwares/WebStorm-192.6262.59/bin/webstorm.sh
Terminal=false
Categories=Development;IDE;
StartupWMClass=WebStorm


4) Save WebStorm.desktop file and now you can simply browse it from your menu.

Please post your comments below in case if above post help you.

Thanks.