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archqt

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Registered: 2015-04-29

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[lxqt] How to add icons to launch applications on Desktop ?

Hi,
as i have problems with KDE i m trying lxqt but i have some problems. I wanna put ICON on Desktop to launch applications but it doesn't work.
I use DRAG on DROP from Launcher Menu then i released mouse on DeskTop. It asked for Copy/Move/Create Symbolic link.
I tried all of them, then it opens and a Dialog Box opens to Copy....and nothing happened. It said it can't copy so "No Icons on Desktop".
Sincerely

nbvcxz

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From: Poland

Registered: 2007-12-29

Posts: 202

Re: [lxqt] How to add icons to launch applications on Desktop ?

• If you are using lxqt-git just drag'n'drop icon from Menu (Start menu -> selected application) to desktop; then select Copy and it should appear on desktop

• In "stable" lxqt from community repo, something seems to be screwed up broken (just checked - it tries to copy / dir to desktop); so in this case the simply way is just to copy the appropriate .desktop file from /usr/share/applications to ~/Desktop (or wherever is your desktop dir)

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archqt

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Registered: 2015-04-29

Posts: 180

Re: [lxqt] How to add icons to launch applications on Desktop ?

• If you are using lxqt-git just drag'n'drop icon from Menu (Start menu -> selected application) to desktop; then select Copy and it should appear on desktop

• In "stable" lxqt from community repo, something seems to be screwed up broken (just checked - it tries to copy / dir to desktop); so in this case the simply way is just to copy the appropriate .desktop file from /usr/share/applications to ~/Desktop (or wherever is your desktop dir)

i will try that.
Thanks