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Linux Desktop file tipes

by Alejandro Liu
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tagged desktop, github, library, linux

Updated: 2024-10-21

  • desktop specification
    • special keys
      • X-LXQt-Need-Tray=true
      • NotShowIn=KDE;GNOME;
  • autostart directories
    • /etc/xdg/autostart
    • $HOME/.config/autostart
  • $HOME/.local/share/{applications,icons}
  • user-dirs : $HOME/.config/user-dirs and /etc/xdg/user-dirs.defaults

Tips for Linux dekstop files:

Example:

[Desktop Entry]
Encoding=UTF-8
Name=Link to GitHub - PHPOffice/PhpSpreadsheet: A pure PHP library for reading and writing spreadsheet files
Type=Link
URL=https://github.com/PHPOffice/PhpSpreadsheet
Icon=mate-fs-bookmark