I installed Eclipse, how do I make it searchable?
I downloaded the installer and installed Eclipse to my Downloads directory. I also added the path to my Path variable so when I open a terminal and type eclipse, it runs. However, when I open the menu in Linux Mint and search for Eclipse it doesn't show up. I read here that in Ubuntu that should be enough, but I suppose in Mint it's not: What should I do so Ubuntu finds a new application when pressing Alt+F2?
I created a .desktop file under ~/.local/share/applications but that didn't fix the problem, not sure if it should have--I'm not super clear on what these files do.
[Edit: The .desktop file is eclipse.desktop and contains
[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Name=Eclipse
Exec=/home/user/Downloads/eclipse
Terminal=false
Categories=Development;IDE;Java;
]
linux-mint menu .desktop
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I downloaded the installer and installed Eclipse to my Downloads directory. I also added the path to my Path variable so when I open a terminal and type eclipse, it runs. However, when I open the menu in Linux Mint and search for Eclipse it doesn't show up. I read here that in Ubuntu that should be enough, but I suppose in Mint it's not: What should I do so Ubuntu finds a new application when pressing Alt+F2?
I created a .desktop file under ~/.local/share/applications but that didn't fix the problem, not sure if it should have--I'm not super clear on what these files do.
[Edit: The .desktop file is eclipse.desktop and contains
[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Name=Eclipse
Exec=/home/user/Downloads/eclipse
Terminal=false
Categories=Development;IDE;Java;
]
linux-mint menu .desktop
asked Dec 17 at 19:52
Addem
11318
What does your "eclipse.desktop" file look like? What did you add to it?
– bgregs
Dec 17 at 20:16
@bgregs I added the info to the post.
– Addem
Dec 17 at 20:34
Try adding the file to /usr/share/applications/ . See this for reference: community.linuxmint.com/tutorial/view/1504
– bgregs
Dec 17 at 20:38
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I downloaded the installer and installed Eclipse to my Downloads directory. I also added the path to my Path variable so when I open a terminal and type eclipse, it runs. However, when I open the menu in Linux Mint and search for Eclipse it doesn't show up. I read here that in Ubuntu that should be enough, but I suppose in Mint it's not: What should I do so Ubuntu finds a new application when pressing Alt+F2?
I created a .desktop file under ~/.local/share/applications but that didn't fix the problem, not sure if it should have--I'm not super clear on what these files do.
[Edit: The .desktop file is eclipse.desktop and contains
[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Name=Eclipse
Exec=/home/user/Downloads/eclipse
Terminal=false
Categories=Development;IDE;Java;
]
linux-mint menu .desktop
asked Dec 17 at 19:52
Addem
11318
I downloaded the installer and installed Eclipse to my Downloads directory. I also added the path to my Path variable so when I open a terminal and type eclipse, it runs. However, when I open the menu in Linux Mint and search for Eclipse it doesn't show up. I read here that in Ubuntu that should be enough, but I suppose in Mint it's not: What should I do so Ubuntu finds a new application when pressing Alt+F2?
I created a .desktop file under ~/.local/share/applications but that didn't fix the problem, not sure if it should have--I'm not super clear on what these files do.
[Edit: The .desktop file is eclipse.desktop and contains
[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Name=Eclipse
Exec=/home/user/Downloads/eclipse
Terminal=false
Categories=Development;IDE;Java;
]
linux-mint menu .desktop
linux-mint menu .desktop
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edited Dec 17 at 20:34
asked Dec 17 at 19:52
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What does your "eclipse.desktop" file look like? What did you add to it?
– bgregs
Dec 17 at 20:16
@bgregs I added the info to the post.
– Addem
Dec 17 at 20:34
Try adding the file to /usr/share/applications/ . See this for reference: community.linuxmint.com/tutorial/view/1504
– bgregs
Dec 17 at 20:38
add a comment |
What does your "eclipse.desktop" file look like? What did you add to it?
– bgregs
Dec 17 at 20:16
@bgregs I added the info to the post.
– Addem
Dec 17 at 20:34
Try adding the file to /usr/share/applications/ . See this for reference: community.linuxmint.com/tutorial/view/1504
– bgregs
Dec 17 at 20:38
What does your "eclipse.desktop" file look like? What did you add to it?
– bgregs
Dec 17 at 20:16
What does your "eclipse.desktop" file look like? What did you add to it?
– bgregs
Dec 17 at 20:16
@bgregs I added the info to the post.
– Addem
Dec 17 at 20:34
@bgregs I added the info to the post.
– Addem
Dec 17 at 20:34
Try adding the file to /usr/share/applications/ . See this for reference: community.linuxmint.com/tutorial/view/1504
– bgregs
Dec 17 at 20:38
Try adding the file to /usr/share/applications/ . See this for reference: community.linuxmint.com/tutorial/view/1504
– bgregs
Dec 17 at 20:38
add a comment |
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Using @bgregs suggestion, I moved the eclipse.desktop file to /usr/share/applications. It still didn't work but then I realize that you need to not just point the .desktop file to the folder containing the binary, but to the binary itself. So rather than
Exec=/home/user/Downloads/eclipse
I needed
Exec=/home/user/Downloads/eclipse/eclipse
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Using @bgregs suggestion, I moved the eclipse.desktop file to /usr/share/applications. It still didn't work but then I realize that you need to not just point the .desktop file to the folder containing the binary, but to the binary itself. So rather than
Exec=/home/user/Downloads/eclipse
I needed
Exec=/home/user/Downloads/eclipse/eclipse
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Using @bgregs suggestion, I moved the eclipse.desktop file to /usr/share/applications. It still didn't work but then I realize that you need to not just point the .desktop file to the folder containing the binary, but to the binary itself. So rather than
Exec=/home/user/Downloads/eclipse
I needed
Exec=/home/user/Downloads/eclipse/eclipse
answered Dec 17 at 22:42
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Using @bgregs suggestion, I moved the eclipse.desktop file to /usr/share/applications. It still didn't work but then I realize that you need to not just point the .desktop file to the folder containing the binary, but to the binary itself. So rather than
Exec=/home/user/Downloads/eclipse
I needed
Exec=/home/user/Downloads/eclipse/eclipse
answered Dec 17 at 22:42
Addem
11318
Using @bgregs suggestion, I moved the eclipse.desktop file to /usr/share/applications. It still didn't work but then I realize that you need to not just point the .desktop file to the folder containing the binary, but to the binary itself. So rather than
Exec=/home/user/Downloads/eclipse
I needed
Exec=/home/user/Downloads/eclipse/eclipse
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What does your "eclipse.desktop" file look like? What did you add to it?
– bgregs
Dec 17 at 20:16
@bgregs I added the info to the post.
– Addem
Dec 17 at 20:34
Try adding the file to /usr/share/applications/ . See this for reference: community.linuxmint.com/tutorial/view/1504
– bgregs
Dec 17 at 20:38