- create file:
sudo vim /usr/share/applications/intellij.desktop
2.add the following
[Desktop Entry]
Version=13.0
Type=Application
Terminal=false
Icon[en_US]=/home/rob/.intellij-13/bin/idea.png
Name[en_US]=IntelliJ
Exec=/home/rob/.intellij-13/bin/idea.sh
Name=IntelliJ
Icon=/home/rob/.intellij-13/bin/idea.png
- mod permissions
sudo chmod 644 /usr/share/applications/intellij.desktop
sudo chown root:root /usr/share/applications/intellij.desktop
- add to dock / favourites
gsettings get org.gnome.shell favorite-apps
return ['appname-1.desktop', 'appname-2.desktop'] so:
gsettings set org.gnome.shell favorite-apps "['appname-1.desktop', 'appname-2.desktop', 'appname-3.desktop']"