Custom App Shortcut

This may work on other Linux distributions as well, but it is tested only on Fedora Workstation.

Steps

• Navigate to custom application shortcuts directory using:

cd ~/.local/share/applications/

• Create a new file with .desktop extension and add the following content inside the file:
  • Modify the details based on App description.

[Desktop Entry]
Name=App Name
Exec="/usr/local/bin/appname" %u
Version=1.0
Type=Application
Categories=Development;IDE;
Terminal=false
Icon=/home/piratedev/icons/AppName.svg
Comment=The App for testing shortcuts

• You should now see the app in the menu. It can be moved to Dock as well.