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How to keep icon in unity launcher and remove from desktop?

rated 0 times [ 4] [ 0] / answers: 1 / hits: 3150 / 2 Years ago, mon, november 22, 2021, 2:12:41

A number of applications (e.g. Crashplan) install a desktop icon. This can be moved to also appear in the Unity launcher bar, so now there are two icons. If I delete the desktop one the unity bar one also disappears.

Is there a way to just keep the one in the Unity bar?

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answered 2 Years ago bjecterless · Accepted Answer

Instead of drag and drop to the Unity launcher, simply move the icon to ~/.local/share/applications in which ~ is your home folder.

Create one if any of these folders doesn’t exist.

After moving it to the folder, the icon will appear on Dash and can be locked to the launcher.

Edit: I forgot to mention if you wanted all users to see the icon, you should move it to the directory /usr/share/applications/.