Java Desktop System Release 3 Administration Guide

Adding an Application to the Desktop

To add an application to the desktop, perform the following steps:

  1. Add a menu item for the application. For more information about how to add an item to a menu, see Chapter 2, Customizing Menus.

  2. Add an icon for the application to /usr/share/icons/theme-name/icon-size/apps. For more information about icons and themes, see Chapter 3, Installing Themes.

  3. If the application uses a new MIME type and does not automatically add the MIME type to the MIME database, add a MIME type description file to /usr/share/mime/packages/.

  4. If the application installs a new MIME type description file, ensure that the update-mime-database command is executed during the installation, to update the MIME database.

  5. If the application uses a new MIME type, add icons for the MIME type to /usr/share/icons/theme-name/icon-size/mimetypes. For more information about icons and themes, see Chapter 3, Installing Themes.

  6. Log out of the session, then log in again.