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mklauncher

"mklauncher", the easy way to create launchers in "GNU/Linux"/"FreeBSD", is a command line tool to create launchers in desktops that meet the specifications of "free desktop", GNOME, MATE, KDE, XFCE, Cinnamon, etc. "mklauncher" Copyright (c) by "Fedoramedia team" is free software, This works in GNU/Linux, FreeBSD and others, is freed under the terms of the GPL (GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE).

Example :

Simple :


# mklauncher -n "Firefox" -e "/opt/firefox/firefox %U"
-i "/opt/firefox/default128.png" -p "/opt/firefox" -cat "Network"
-k "Browser;Firefox;" -sn -mime "web-browser:"

WAYLAND Run "Gedit" in root mode :


# mklauncher -n "Gedit(root)" -e "pkexec gedit" -i "mk-text.png" -cat "Utility"
-k "Gedit;root;" -sn -polkit "path=/usr/bin/gedit" "local=root" "remote=null"

Important details

"mklauncher" automates the creation of ".policy" files, which allows running applications with administrative permissions in "Wayland".

"mklauncher" updates the list of applications and also the current user's desktop.

"mklauncher" includes a list of standard icons.

"mklauncher" allows you to manually enter the desktop folder, in case of a detection error.

"mklauncher" allows to create launchers using ideographic characters, this is possible thanks to the fact that "mklauncher" converts the names to a "valid DBUS name".

"mklauncher" allows you to create symbolic links directly on the desktop of the current user.

"mklauncher" is programmed in Free Pascal version 3.2.2 [2021/07/09].

"mklauncher" Uses the "Lazarus Component Library 2.2.6".

"mklauncher" Uses "Pascal motor 1.0.2".

How to install mklauncher.

-)Use an appropriate compiled package for your system for example :

mklauncher-1.0.0-linux-amd64.tar.gz

-)Start a session as an administrator :


    $ su -l

-)Unzip "mklauncher-1.0.0-linux-amd64.tar.gz", and enter in the folder :


    # tar xzf ./mklauncher-1.0.0-linux-amd64.tar.gz   

    # cd ./mklauncher-1.0.0-linux-amd64               

    # ./install

Documentation

To know all the available options run :


$ mklauncher -help > mk-help.txt

Open the "mk-help.txt" file with a text editor.

The current version of this file can also be downloaded directly "mk-help.txt".

Download

System	File
mklauncher for Linux amd64	Download
mklauncher for Linux i386	Download
mklauncher for Freebsd amd64	Download
mklauncher for Freebsd i386	Download
mklauncher for Raspberry Pi ARMHF	Download
mklauncher Source code	Download