How to add CLion icon to desktop in Ubuntu

Question

I am using Ubuntu and CLion 2016.1.

I installed it by downloading tar.gz archive.

Now I have such CLion-2016.1/bin folder. For launching Clion I run ./clion.sh.

How can I add CLion icon to desctop?

Answer 1

You can add a desktop entry to your system directly in CLion :

Main Menu > Tools > Create Desktop entry...

Answer 2

Download the file clion.desktop, put it in ~/.local/share/applications and mark it executable. You may need to adapt the Icon and Exec path to point to CLion-2016.1/bin/clion.svg and resp. CLion-2016.1/bin/clion.sh.

This will allow the launcher etc. to find clion, you can also copy the file to ~/Desktop to have it on your desktop.

Answer 3

After you're done with the installation as described in Install-Linux-tar.txt, you can create a desktop shortcut so that you can launch CLion easily using Windows key and then typing CLion (need not be case-sensitive).

Creating Desktop Entry:

cd to your CLion installation directory; I use /usr/share/clion-2020.1.1; Then do:

$ bash bin/clion.sh

That will launch CLion window. At the bottom right of the window, there's configure, click that and then click Create Desktop Entry. That's it!

Now, you'll be able to search using the term clion after pressing Windows key.

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Tested on Ubuntu 19.10 and CLion 2020

Answer 4

From CLion welcome window select:

1. customize
2. All settings
3. Appearance & Behavior
4. Menus and Toolbars
5. Main Menu -> Tools -> Create Desktop Entry...

(if you don't have 'Create...' action available, you can add it using the button "Add Action" on the right side of the search bar)