How do I change the launcher commands? [duplicate]
I'd like to change the behaviour of the launcher, so that if I click on the firefox icon, it runs the command
$ optirun firefox
Does anyone know how to change it?
Thank you
Solution 1:
If you change it in the dash, you'll automatically change it in the launcher. So start "main menu" (that's alacarte
) from the dash, navigate to Internet and then Firefox. There you can set a new Run-entry (replace firefox %u
with optirun firefox %u
- whatever optirun is).
You could also edit the launcher manually with sudo vim /usr/share/applications/firefox.desktop
and change the Exec
line.
Solution 2:
--First copy the firefox.desktop
to home by,
cp /usr/share/applications/firefox.desktop ~/.local/share/applications
if not present then create a new one in the above last location.
--Then open it for editing
gedit ~/.local/share/applications/firefox.desktop
--Third , add the following code.
X-Ayatana-Desktop-Shortcuts=Optirun;NewWindow;
[Optirun Shortcut Group]
Name=Optirun Firefox
Exec=optirun firefox
TargetEnvironment=Unity
[NewWindow Shortcut Group]
Name=Open a New Window
Exec=firefox -new-window about:blank
TargetEnvironment=Unity
Now save the File, browse through ~/.local/share/applications
. From there drag the firefox.desktop
to the launcher.
Source: https://askubuntu.com/a/42853/63025