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Where do I install a downloaded application it so it appears in the Applications Menu?

Asked by Dennis Handrick

I downloaded Alice from Carnegie Melon University. Where do I install it so it appears in the Applications Menu? I would like it in Education or Programming. I can run it from Root's Downloads Folder but I'd rather run as a User. Thank you. Dennis

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Federico Tello Gentile (federicotg) said : 		#1

If I'm not mistaken, it is a Java application. Well, you can do this:

Create a text file named alice.desktop

Edit it with a text editor like gedit (Application -> Accesories -> Text Editor)

This is what you have to put in that file:

[Desktop Entry]
Name=Alice
GenericName=Alice
Comment=Alice
Exec=something
Icon=path/to/some/mage/alice-logo.png
Terminal=false
Type=Application
Categories=Development
StartupNotify=false
MimeType=text/plain;

You have to replace the icon and the exec command (there you should type the command used to start the application in a command line, for example java -jar alice.jar or alice.sh).

Once you have that file, move it to

/home/youruser/.local/share/applications

Log out and log in. It should be in the development menu.

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