Add Java programmes to Application Launcher

[ldesousa]

Hi there,

I install Java programmes by creating a corresponding folder in /opt and then creating a symbolic link to the main executable in /usr/bin. E.g.:

sudo ln -s /opt/archi/Archi /usr/bin/Archi

In i3 this is enough for a programme to be available to the launcher. However that is not the case with Regolith, none of the Java programmes I have installed appear in the Application Launcher, I must start them from the command line. How can it be done?

Thank you.

[kgilmer]

Hi @ldesousa , ilia has two launching modes: Apps ( space) and CLI ( space) programs. I think anything on /usr/bin should show up in CLI programs. For something to be launchable from the Apps mode, the app needs to have a corresponding .desktop file in a specific user directory: ~/.local/share/applications/. This page contains more details: https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Desktop_entries

[ldesousa]

Laborious, but works, thanks. How can I access the CLI mode in Ilia?