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How to make a launcher(.desktop file) for a binary file?

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I have sccceded in making launchers with python scripts,php scripts,etc as launchers.

Now I want to make a binary file as a launcher. It is not an installable binary file. It is actually the binary file for WorldOfGoo. The filename is WorldOfGoo.bin32. On runing this file from terminal by the command ./WorldOfGoo.bin32 the game starts.

when i added the path to this file in the Exec field in the [Desktop Entry], like this

/path/to/folder/and/then/WorldOfGoo.bin32 *

and when I clicked on the desktop file,it says "Permission Denied"

How do i get a binary file to work in a .desktop file?

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answered 3 Years ago mocipe · Accepted Answer

Here's an example - it starts xnview.sh:

[Desktop Entry]

Encoding=UTF-8

Terminal=0

Exec=/home/pierre/Desktop/XnViewMP/xnview.sh

Icon=/home/pierre/Desktop/XnViewMP/xnview.png

Type=Application

Categories=Graphics;

StartupNotify=true

Name=XnView Multi Platform

GenericName=XnViewMP

Edit:

If You have a nasty complex command to be run - put it all in script and run the script. For example if You have to cd there first, and run the script from there make a script:

#!/bin/bash



cd /to/YourDir

./YourBinaryFile