- You need to install the required packages by opening the terminal window and entering the following commands sudo apt-get install –no-install-recommends gnome-panel
- Enter your password when prompted
- Enter “Y” when asked after it shows the packages that will be installed and how much disk space will be used.
- After the installation is done you can use the following command in the command line to create new shortcuts gnome-desktop-item-edit –create-new ~/Desktop
- When the shortcut is being the dialog box will display it and also make sure to select the application form the type drop down list
- Enter the name of the shortcut in the name edit box and you can also browse button to select the command.
- Make sure the programs executable are installed in /usr/bin
- The moment you close the create launcher dialog box you will be returned to the terminal window where type exit and press enter to close the terminal window
- The shortcut displays on the desktop just like windows shortcuts
- You can also create shortcut by pressing Alt + F2 which will show the edit box and enter the commands it-create-new~/Desktop
- You can also add shortcuts to your desktop to unity launcher by dragging and dropping the launcher
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