{"id":8145,"date":"2018-09-13T13:22:54","date_gmt":"2018-09-13T13:22:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=8145"},"modified":"2018-09-13T13:22:54","modified_gmt":"2018-09-13T13:22:54","slug":"pin-app-shortcut-desktop-ubuntu-18-04","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2018\/09\/pin-app-shortcut-desktop-ubuntu-18-04\/","title":{"rendered":"[Quick Tip] Pin App Shortcuts to the Desktop in Ubuntu 18.04"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/classic-gnome-icon.png\" alt=\"gnome shell\" width=\"245\" height=\"250\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5741\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This quick tutorial is for those who want to pin application shortcut icons to the default Gnome Desktop in Ubuntu 18.04, while you can&#8217;t drag and drop icons from applications menu to the desktop.<\/p>\n<p><b>1.<\/b> First, open <b>Gnome Tweaks<\/b> (<i>if not available, install it via Ubuntu Software<\/i>) and navigate to Desktop tab and enable &#8216;Show icons&#8217; on desktop.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/show-icons-600x325.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"325\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-8146\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/show-icons-600x325.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/show-icons-450x244.jpg 450w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/show-icons.jpg 718w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/> <\/p>\n<p><b>2.<\/b> Open <b>Files<\/b> (Nautilus file browser) and navigate to <b>Other Locations -> Computer -> usr -> share -> applications<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p>There drag and drop any application shortcut to the desktop.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/move-shortcut-desktop-600x324.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"324\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-8147\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/move-shortcut-desktop-600x324.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/move-shortcut-desktop-450x243.jpg 450w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/move-shortcut-desktop-768x415.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/move-shortcut-desktop.jpg 1192w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Click to run the desktop icon, and select <b>&#8216;Trust and Launch&#8217;<\/b>. The shortcut icon will display correctly once the application launches.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/correct-desktopicon-600x240.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"240\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-8149\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/correct-desktopicon-600x240.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/correct-desktopicon-450x180.jpg 450w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/correct-desktopicon-768x307.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/correct-desktopicon.jpg 914w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>To remove a desktop shortcut, simply move the icon to trash. Only the shortcut will be removed, not the original item.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s it. Enjoy!<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This quick tutorial is for those who want to pin application shortcut icons to the default Gnome Desktop in Ubuntu 18.04, while you can&#8217;t drag and drop icons from applications menu to the desktop. 1. 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