how to create a custom application launcher in Ubuntu 24.04 (GNOME)
- Download tarball and extract it into a directory (e.g.
/opt/baba-is-you) - Create a desktop entry (e.g. baba-is-you.desktop) in
~/.local/share/applicationsor~/Desktop - Add the following to the desktop entry (change to match your application):
[Desktop Entry] # Launches application Type=Application # Name of application Name=Baba Is You # Executable of application Exec=/opt/baba-is-you/run.sh # Describes whether application needs to run in terminal or not Terminal=true # Icon used to display entry Icon=/opt/baba-is-you/icon.png
For more on desktop entries, check out the Arch Linux documentation on desktop entries.