IntelliJ IDEA

Custom Launcher for IntelliJ IDEA in Ubuntu Unity

I got few information/ideas, how to create custom launcher from:

• http://nufailm.blogspot.de/2012/05/custom-launcher-for-intellij-idea-in.html

• https://gist.github.com/rob-murray/6828864

You have to create a file .desktop to enable quick start (windows key) for ubuntu.

Two options:

• for all users on your system
• just for you

For all users

1. First your application should be in a place, where every user can use it, like in /opt/.

   • extract and copy intelliJ to /opt/idea-IU/.

2. Create an <application>.desktop file in /usr/share/applications/.

   • You might have to use root rights through sudo to create .desktop file at this place.
   • create a intelliJ.desktop file with:

    [Desktop Entry]
    Name=IntelliJ IDEA
    Version=16.1
    Exec=/opt/idea-IU/bin/idea.sh
    Icon=/opt/idea-IU/bin/idea.png
    Terminal=false
    StartupNotify=true
    Type=Application
    Categories=Development;IDE;

3. // mod permissions

    sudo chmod 644 /usr/share/applications/intellij.desktop 

    sudo chown root:root /usr/share/applications/intellij.desktop 

for youself

1. know where your application is installed or stored

2. create a .desktop file in ~/.local/share/applications

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