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How does one create a custom application launcher for Wine installed apps?

rated 0 times [ 34] [ 0] / answers: 1 / hits: 56088 / 1 Year ago, thu, january 19, 2023, 4:32:57

I'm able to locate stuff with the dash home then drag it down to the launcher bar on the left of the desktop, but what if the application installed via Wine isn't found via the dash search? I've right clicked on the application in the .wine directory and found no options to create a launcher either.

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answered 1 Year ago arsleyeuth · Accepted Answer

You can create a Launcher item in /usr/share/applications. For Wine applications, say foobar.exe, you can create a foobar.desktop file like:

[Desktop Entry]

Name=FooBar

Comment=Foo & Bar

Exec=sh -c "cd /home/USER/.wine/drive_c/Program Files/FOOBAR_FOLDER; wine foobar.exe"

Icon=wine

Terminal=false

Type=Application

Categories=Wine;

StartupNotify=true

replacing USER and FOOBAR_FOLDER with appropriate values.

So you'll be able to locate your application in the Launcher by typing "FooBar".