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Spring Tool Suite(STS) desktop entry for ubuntu

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How to create desktop entry for Spring Tool Suite in Ubuntu?.Want to open the IDE from desktop.

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pvrforpranavvr Avatar asked Oct 27 '16 08:10

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  • Open terminal
  • Type gedit and press enter
  • Paste the below code in gedit

    [Desktop Entry]
    Type=Application
    Name=sts
    Comment=Spring Tool Suite
    Icon=/home/user/sts-bundle/sts-3.8.2.RELEASE/icon.xpm
    Exec=/home/user/sts-bundle/sts-3.8.2.RELEASE/STS
    Terminal=false
    Categories=Development;IDE;Java;
    StartupWMClass=STS
    
  • Change the path in above code to your path

  • Save the file with .desktop extension
  • Right click the file >properties>permissions
  • Tick Allow executing file as program
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pvrforpranavvr Avatar answered Sep 19 '22 22:09

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