The latest articles on Forem by Sumon Ahmed (@sumon4skf). https://forem.com/sumon4skf https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F1203779%2F3fb4f4f8-cd57-4f4e-8784-2f6a821761ba.png https://forem.com/sumon4skf en Sumon Ahmed Thu, 18 Apr 2024 06:43:57 +0000 https://forem.com/sumon4skf/how-to-add-appimage-application-to-menu-in-ubuntu-linux-1j77 https://forem.com/sumon4skf/how-to-add-appimage-application-to-menu-in-ubuntu-linux-1j77 <p>AppImages are the easiest to run compared. All you need to do is follow the steps mentioned below.</p> <h2> Step to use AppImage </h2> <ul> <li>Download the AppImage</li> <li>Make the AppImage executable.<code>$ sudo chmod +x *.AppImage</code> </li> <li>Run the file (<code>./*.AppImage</code>)</li> <li>The challenging task is to make the AppImage accessible globally through the system like an installed application (in the menu)</li> </ul> <p>You can achieve this by going through the following steps.</p> <h2> Steps to add AppImage to Menu </h2> <p>Move the AppImage to an accessible directory (I use <code>*.appImage</code> in your user home directory but you are free to be creative)<br> Create an <code>appName.desktop</code> file in <code>~/.local/share/applications</code><br> Add the following content to the <code>*.desktop</code> file you create<br> </p> <div class="highlight js-code-highlight"> <pre class="highlight plaintext"><code>[Desktop Entry] Version=0.13.23 Type=Application Name=appName Comment=Application Description TryExec=Path/to/AppImage Exec=Path/to/AppImage Icon=Path/to/AppImage.icon Actions=Editor </code></pre> </div> <p>and we are done.</p> <p>Congrats, Now your AppImage is available for your user in the menu.</p> <p>Advanced tip :<br> If you want this AppImage to be accessible to all the users of the system, place the <code>*.desktop</code> file in <code>/usr/share/applications</code></p> <p>Enabling "Add to Favorites" Option<br> As suggested In the comment, you can enable the by renaming the filename in <code>filename.desktop</code> to the app's name after running. It is also case-sensitive. For example, move the file <strong>"Outline-Manager.desktop"</strong> that is created to the file <strong>"Outline Manager.desktop"</strong> and then you will be able to pin in. (The "Name=" field inside .desktop file does not matter and it could be anything you wish.)</p> <p>Feel free to comment on any suggestions in the comments section.</p> <p>Ref. <a href="https://codebysamgan.com/how-to-add-appimage-application-to-menu-in-ubuntu-linux">Link</a></p> linux ubuntu appimage application