how to make a (desktop) shortcut for java application

**quina** · August 29th, 2014

hello!
I would like to have a shortcut/launcher for one aplication. I use this aplication almost everyday! I know how to make shortcut for standard applications.
I get this app from local authority and instruction how to start it.
App is located in directory: /home/quina/Pulpit/eUPO (Pulpit=Desktop in polish).
To start this app from terminal I use this command:

Code:

quina@quina-PC:~/Pulpit/eUPO$ sudo java -classpath .:lib/bcmail.jar:lib/bcprov.jar:lib/bctsp.jar com.coig.esp.upo.Main

Can anyone could help me?

**dave131** · August 29th, 2014

I make no promises here, but I *think* you could do the following:

open an editor and put the following text in:

#$bin/bash
cd /home/quina/Pulpit/eUPO
java -classpath .:lib/bcmail.jar:lib/bcprov.jar:lib/bctsp.jar com.coig.esp.upo.Main
read -p "Press enter to close this window" nothing

save that file as (for example) ~/mytest.sh

then in a terminal:

cd ~
chmod +x mytest.sh

Now try to execute it in the terminal:

sudo ./mytest.sh
- it should ask for your password since you are using "sudo"

What I couldn't do is make it an actual desktop launcher as it appears it opens a new shell or something such that it doesn't interact with the screen. What I was able to make work was putting the shell file itself in the Desktop folder - as an example: cp ~/mytest.sh ~/Desktop, then just clicking on the mytest.sh on the desktop. But then I also had to select "run in terminal" when the question pops up when I click on the mytest.sh file.

So, I'm not sure exactly what you need. Someone can probably help you more as I'm at the end my knowledge right now.