How can I get a script to run from a double-click on its icon off the (Xfce) desktop?
Background
I have an “enabled” service that starts with system (or at least says it has started on being queried with sudo systemctl status) but occasionally does not actually work: vmtoolsd (from package open-vm-tools).
So I made a simple script file with just these lines and saved it to a place in my user’s home:
#!/bin/bash
Here’s what happens:
When I double-click its icon in Thunar, it opens a terminal window asking for password. (It works.)
When I drag-&-drop copy the same icon to the (Xfce) desktop and double-click it, nothing happens.
If I right-click the same desktop icon and select Open With “Tmerinal Emulator,” a terminal opens, again asking for password.
Why shouldn’t 2 work if 3 does? How can I get 2 to work? Thanks.
In order to execute something from within the desktop environment, you need to create a .desktop file for it. This type of files is also what is used by the desktop environment itself for launching applications.
Your Manjaro system already comes with a whole bunch of such .desktop files preinstalled system-wide — here, see for yourself
[nx-74205:/dev/pts/3][/home/aragorn]
[aragorn] > ls -l /usr/share/applications/
total 2324
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1441 Dec 3 2021 abiword.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 249 Nov 1 2022 android-file-transfer.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 181 Apr 9 00:28 assistant.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1017 Mar 17 19:09 asunder.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4103 Sep 10 2022 audacious.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4467 Dec 1 2021 avahi-discover.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 5643 Apr 25 17:47 blender.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1425 Apr 7 06:34 breezestyleconfig.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3899 Dec 1 2021 bssh.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3833 Dec 1 2021 bvnc.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 916 Mar 18 16:26 calligra.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8469 Apr 20 08:40 chromium.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 334 Oct 27 2021 clipgrab.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 248 Apr 6 19:07 cmake-gui.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3738 Apr 14 13:43 colordkdeiccimporter.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 279 Dec 3 2021 com.github.pulseaudio-equalizer-ladspa.Equalizer.desktop
-r--r--r-- 1 root root 2178 Feb 12 22:34 cups.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 237 Apr 9 00:28 designer.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 259 Oct 14 2021 discover-software-center-jak.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 803 Jan 3 02:50 emacsclient.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 639 Jan 3 02:50 emacsclient-mail.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 389 Jan 3 02:50 emacs.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 256 Jan 3 02:50 emacs-mail.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 13245 May 7 12:03 firefox.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 968 Dec 8 2020 flash-player-properties.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 190 Mar 23 15:46 fluid.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 231 Feb 6 18:55 gcdmaster.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 223 Jan 28 15:39 geoclue-demo-agent.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 319 Jan 28 15:39 geoclue-where-am-i.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 15321 Feb 21 22:45 gimp.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 7082 Sep 5 2022 gkbd-keyboard-display.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 203 May 25 2020 gmp3info.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1018 Apr 1 16:54 google-maps-geo-handler.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 9782 Feb 21 22:16 gparted.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 315 Aug 25 2022 gtk-lshw.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 341 Apr 4 21:42 hplip.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 177 Apr 4 21:42 hp-uiscan.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2546 Feb 5 00:01 htop.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 264 Mar 22 15:40 imagewriter.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1603 Oct 31 2022 io.github.mightycreak.Diffuse.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 401 Apr 24 23:38 java-java-openjdk.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 358 Apr 24 23:38 jconsole-java-openjdk.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 220 Apr 24 23:38 jshell-java-openjdk.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4967 Apr 14 12:39 kaddressbook-importer.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3468 Apr 14 12:39 kaddressbook-view.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1479 Apr 7 07:59 kcm_about-distro.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2985 Apr 7 09:02 kcm_access.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1803 Apr 7 09:02 kcm_activities.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1455 Apr 14 13:54 kcm_audiocd.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1441 Apr 7 08:43 kcm_autostart.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1754 Apr 7 09:02 kcm_baloofile.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1164 Apr 7 07:59 kcm_bluetooth.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1428 Apr 7 06:34 kcm_breezedecoration.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1687 Apr 14 11:53 kcm_cddb.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2922 Apr 7 09:02 kcm_clock.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1035 Apr 7 08:43 kcm_colors.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3918 Apr 7 09:02 kcm_componentchooser.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1182 Apr 7 08:43 kcm_cursortheme.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1320 Apr 7 09:02 kcm_desktoppaths.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1885 Apr 7 08:43 kcm_feedback.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3612 Apr 7 09:03 kcm_filetypes.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1772 Apr 7 08:43 kcm_fontinst.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1160 Apr 7 08:43 kcm_fonts.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1111 Apr 7 08:43 kcm_icons.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1587 Apr 7 09:02 kcm_joystick.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1167 Apr 14 12:00 kcm_kaccounts.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2719 Apr 14 13:45 kcm_kamera.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 854 Apr 14 14:14 kcm_kdeconnect.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1963 Apr 7 09:02 kcm_kded.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2412 Apr 7 09:02 kcm_keyboard.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1257 Apr 7 09:02 kcm_keys.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1569 Apr 7 09:02 kcm_krunnersettings.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1274 Apr 7 08:02 kcm_kscreen.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1424 Apr 12 13:47 kcm_kwindecoration.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1458 Apr 12 13:47 kcm_kwin_effects.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1378 Apr 12 13:47 kcm_kwinoptions.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1301 Apr 12 13:47 kcm_kwinrules.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1187 Apr 12 13:47 kcm_kwin_scripts.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1387 Apr 12 13:47 kcm_kwintabbox.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1513 Apr 12 13:47 kcm_kwin_virtualdesktops.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1819 Apr 12 13:47 kcm_kwinxwayland.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1572 Apr 7 09:02 kcm_landingpage.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1533 Apr 7 08:43 kcm_lookandfeel.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1859 Apr 7 09:02 kcm_mouse.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1308 Apr 7 08:06 kcm_networkmanagement.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1399 Apr 7 08:43 kcm_nightcolor.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2619 Apr 7 08:43 kcm_notifications.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1405 Apr 7 09:02 kcm_plasmasearch.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2164 Apr 7 09:05 kcm_powerdevilactivitiesconfig.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2102 Apr 7 09:05 kcm_powerdevilglobalconfig.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1809 Apr 7 09:05 kcm_powerdevilprofilesconfig.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1583 Apr 14 15:42 kcm_printer_manager.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 900 Apr 7 08:06 kcm_pulseaudio.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1625 Apr 7 09:02 kcm_qtquicksettings.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1454 Apr 7 09:02 kcm_recentFiles.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1429 Apr 7 08:43 kcm_regionandlang.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1743 Apr 7 06:33 kcm_screenlocker.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1958 Apr 7 09:21 kcm_sddm.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1976 Apr 7 09:02 kcm_smserver.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2835 Apr 7 09:02 kcm_solid_actions.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2146 Apr 7 09:02 kcmspellchecking.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1790 Apr 7 09:02 kcm_splashscreen.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1710 Apr 7 08:43 kcm_style.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1467 Apr 7 09:02 kcm_tablet.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1466 Apr 7 09:02 kcm_touchpad.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1121 Apr 7 09:02 kcm_touchscreen.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2074 Apr 1 17:06 kcm_trash.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1183 Apr 7 08:43 kcm_users.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1410 Apr 12 13:47 kcm_virtualkeyboard.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1567 Apr 7 09:02 kcm_workspace.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 9595 Apr 7 09:22 kdesystemsettings.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 6326 Apr 14 14:55 kleopatra_import.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1724 Apr 14 14:57 kmail_view.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8899 Apr 14 15:02 korganizer-import.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3414 Apr 14 15:02 korganizer-view.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1303 Mar 7 09:27 krita_brush.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1233 Mar 7 09:27 krita_csv.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 5154 Mar 7 09:27 krita_exr.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1234 Mar 7 09:27 krita_gif.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 5166 Mar 7 09:27 krita_heif.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1306 Mar 7 09:27 krita_heightmap.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 5180 Mar 7 09:27 krita_jp2.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1291 Mar 7 09:27 krita_jpeg.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 5154 Mar 7 09:27 krita_jxl.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1310 Mar 7 09:27 krita_kra.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1310 Mar 7 09:27 krita_krz.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1307 Mar 7 09:27 krita_ora.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1297 Mar 7 09:27 krita_pdf.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1234 Mar 7 09:27 krita_png.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1353 Mar 7 09:27 krita_psd.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1375 Mar 7 09:27 krita_qimageio.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1540 Mar 7 09:27 krita_raw.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1237 Mar 7 09:27 krita_spriter.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1238 Mar 7 09:27 krita_svg.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1236 Mar 7 09:27 krita_tga.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1292 Mar 7 09:27 krita_tiff.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1235 Mar 7 09:27 krita_webp.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1293 Mar 7 09:27 krita_xcf.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1878 Apr 1 17:06 ktelnetservice5.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1580 Apr 10 11:10 kvantummanager.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 565 Nov 1 2022 kvirc.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4563 Apr 14 15:40 kwalletmanager5-kwalletd.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1152 Apr 12 13:47 kwincompositing.desktop
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 43 Mar 30 16:16 libreoffice-base.desktop -> /usr/lib/libreoffice/share/xdg/base.desktop
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 43 Mar 30 16:16 libreoffice-calc.desktop -> /usr/lib/libreoffice/share/xdg/calc.desktop
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 43 Mar 30 16:16 libreoffice-draw.desktop -> /usr/lib/libreoffice/share/xdg/draw.desktop
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 46 Mar 30 16:16 libreoffice-impress.desktop -> /usr/lib/libreoffice/share/xdg/impress.desktop
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 43 Mar 30 16:16 libreoffice-math.desktop -> /usr/lib/libreoffice/share/xdg/math.desktop
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 50 Mar 30 16:16 libreoffice-startcenter.desktop -> /usr/lib/libreoffice/share/xdg/startcenter.desktop
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 45 Mar 30 16:16 libreoffice-writer.desktop -> /usr/lib/libreoffice/share/xdg/writer.desktop
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 49 Mar 30 16:16 libreoffice-xsltfilter.desktop -> /usr/lib/libreoffice/share/xdg/xsltfilter.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 228 Apr 9 00:28 linguist.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 276 Apr 19 23:48 lstopo.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1183 Feb 15 04:37 manjaro-settings-manager.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 50287 May 8 03:35 mimeinfo.cache
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1452 Mar 2 11:43 mplayer.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 965 Feb 15 04:37 msm_kde_notifier_settings.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4164 Mar 24 2020 mystiq.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 353 Jan 3 02:58 nufraw.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 186 May 25 2021 ocs-url.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 233 May 7 17:35 octopi-cachecleaner.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 10551 May 7 17:35 octopi.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 247 May 7 17:35 octopi-notifier.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8453 Apr 14 13:49 okularApplication_chm.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 9482 Apr 14 13:49 okularApplication_comicbook.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8538 Apr 14 13:49 okularApplication_djvu.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2687 Mar 18 16:26 okularApplication_doc_calligra.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2812 Mar 18 16:26 okularApplication_docx_calligra.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8516 Apr 14 13:49 okularApplication_dvi.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 9320 Apr 14 13:49 okularApplication_epub.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 7047 Apr 14 13:49 okularApplication_fax.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 9977 Apr 14 13:49 okularApplication_fb.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 9228 Apr 14 13:49 okularApplication_ghostview.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 7392 Apr 14 13:49 okularApplication_kimgio.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8534 Apr 14 13:49 okularApplication_md.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8810 Apr 14 13:49 okularApplication_mobi.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2773 Mar 18 16:26 okularApplication_odp_calligra.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2757 Mar 18 16:26 okularApplication_odt_calligra.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 10261 Apr 14 13:49 okularApplication_pdf.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8727 Apr 14 13:49 okularApplication_plucker.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2698 Mar 18 16:26 okularApplication_powerpoint_calligra.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2742 Mar 18 16:26 okularApplication_pptx_calligra.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2693 Mar 18 16:26 okularApplication_rtf_calligra.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 7033 Apr 14 13:49 okularApplication_tiff.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8508 Apr 14 13:49 okularApplication_txt.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2696 Mar 18 16:26 okularApplication_wpd_calligra.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8491 Apr 14 13:49 okularApplication_xps.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1090 Apr 1 16:54 openstreetmap-geo-handler.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 428 Feb 20 16:55 org.avidemux.Avidemux.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4467 Mar 19 10:07 org.darktable.darktable.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 917 Apr 7 09:23 org.freedesktop.impl.portal.desktop.kde.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 5848 Sep 5 2022 org.gnome.Meld.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 19205 Apr 24 10:22 org.inkscape.Inkscape.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 5251 Apr 14 14:59 org.kde.accountwizard.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4377 Apr 14 14:45 org.kde.akonadiconsole.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 875 Apr 14 12:24 org.kde.akonadi_davgroupware_resource.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1017 Apr 14 12:24 org.kde.akonadi_google_resource.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 758 Apr 14 12:24 org.kde.akonadi_imap_resource.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8768 Apr 14 12:36 org.kde.akonadiimportwizard.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 958 Apr 14 12:24 org.kde.akonadi_kolab_resource.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 6673 Apr 14 14:46 org.kde.akregator.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8801 Mar 14 2022 org.kde.amarok_containers.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 9189 Mar 14 2022 org.kde.amarok.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 7980 Apr 14 15:24 org.kde.ark.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 5881 Apr 7 07:59 org.kde.bluedevilsendfile.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 5527 Apr 7 07:59 org.kde.bluedevilwizard.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3733 Mar 18 16:26 org.kde.calligragemini.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1617 Feb 27 2021 org.kde.calligraplan.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3901 Feb 27 2021 org.kde.calligraplanwork.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 5411 Mar 18 16:26 org.kde.calligrasheets.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 5521 Mar 18 16:26 org.kde.calligrastage.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1342 Mar 18 16:26 org.kde.calligrawords_ascii.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 5464 Mar 18 16:26 org.kde.calligrawords.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4068 Apr 14 15:42 org.kde.ConfigurePrinter.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 9517 Apr 22 09:58 org.kde.dolphin.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4131 Apr 14 13:55 org.kde.dragonplayer.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2872 Apr 14 13:56 org.kde.elisa.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8742 Apr 14 14:11 org.kde.falkon.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 9619 Apr 14 15:25 org.kde.filelight.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 9072 Apr 14 13:43 org.kde.gwenview.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1714 Apr 14 13:43 org.kde.gwenview_importer.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3094 Apr 14 13:58 org.kde.juk.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 6173 Apr 14 13:59 org.kde.k3b.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 5746 Apr 14 12:39 org.kde.kaddressbook.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 5241 Jan 6 2022 org.kde.kaffeine.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 5524 Apr 14 14:01 org.kde.kamoso.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 5978 Apr 14 13:20 org.kde.kapman.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 6733 Mar 18 16:26 org.kde.karbon.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 10941 Apr 14 15:26 org.kde.kate.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 7093 Apr 14 15:28 org.kde.kbackup.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3836 Apr 14 13:21 org.kde.kblocks.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 5892 Apr 14 13:22 org.kde.kbounce.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 5259 Apr 14 13:23 org.kde.kbreakout.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 12037 Apr 14 15:29 org.kde.kcalc.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 7579 Apr 14 15:29 org.kde.kcharselect.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8090 Apr 14 13:45 org.kde.kcolorchooser.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 6305 Apr 7 08:43 org.kde.kcolorschemeeditor.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4556 Apr 14 15:42 org.kde.kde-add-printer.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 6065 Apr 14 14:14 org.kde.kdeconnect.app.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1409 Apr 14 14:14 org.kde.kdeconnect.daemon.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1380 Apr 14 14:14 org.kde.kdeconnect.handler.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4794 Apr 14 14:14 org.kde.kdeconnect.nonplasma.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8940 Apr 14 14:14 org.kde.kdeconnect_open.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 5064 Apr 14 14:14 org.kde.kdeconnect-settings.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3788 Apr 14 14:14 org.kde.kdeconnect.sms.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 849 Apr 1 17:23 org.kde.kded5.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 6608 Apr 14 14:03 org.kde.kdenlive.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 609 Apr 14 15:32 org.kde.kdialog.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 7007 Apr 14 15:32 org.kde.keditbookmarks.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3291 Apr 7 09:03 org.kde.keditfiletype.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3460 Apr 14 15:34 org.kde.kfind.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3260 Apr 7 08:43 org.kde.kfontview.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 6251 Apr 14 13:24 org.kde.kfourinline.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8018 Apr 14 14:16 org.kde.kget.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 7352 Apr 14 15:35 org.kde.kgpg.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 9980 Apr 14 15:20 org.kde.khelpcenter.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4832 Apr 14 13:46 org.kde.kimagemapeditor.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 10730 Apr 7 07:59 org.kde.kinfocenter.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4533 Apr 14 15:12 org.kde.kirigami2.gallery.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 6311 Apr 14 14:55 org.kde.kleopatra.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 12169 Apr 7 08:43 org.kde.klipper.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 10385 Apr 14 14:57 org.kde.kmail2.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 5641 Apr 14 14:57 org.kde.kmail-refresh-settings.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 6661 Apr 7 07:59 org.kde.kmenuedit.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4322 Apr 14 14:05 org.kde.kmix.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4032 Apr 14 13:30 org.kde.knavalbattle.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 7391 Apr 7 09:02 org.kde.knetattach.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3501 Apr 1 17:21 org.kde.knewstuff-dialog.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2695 Apr 14 13:31 org.kde.knights.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8031 Apr 14 13:48 org.kde.kolourpaint.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4627 Apr 14 15:13 org.kde.kompare.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 16847 Apr 14 15:37 org.kde.konsole.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3667 Apr 14 14:23 org.kde.konversation.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 9032 Apr 14 15:02 org.kde.korganizer.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 5817 Apr 14 13:33 org.kde.kpat.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2211 Sep 1 2022 org.kde.krename.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4735 Mar 7 09:27 org.kde.krita.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 9679 Jun 8 2021 org.kde.ksysguard.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 15143 Apr 14 15:22 org.kde.ksystemlog.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 6608 Apr 14 15:39 org.kde.ktimer.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 9188 Apr 14 14:57 org.kde.ktnef.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 6787 Feb 4 2022 org.kde.kuserfeedback-console.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1497 Apr 1 17:05 org.kde.kwalletd5.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 6789 Apr 14 15:40 org.kde.kwalletmanager5.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4111 Apr 14 14:06 org.kde.kwave.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2230 Apr 12 13:47 org.kde.kwin_rules_dialog.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 7904 Apr 14 15:26 org.kde.kwrite.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3380 Dec 2 20:28 org.kde.latte-dock.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1519 Apr 14 15:04 org.kde.mboximporter.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8949 Apr 14 13:49 org.kde.mobile.okular_chm.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 10110 Apr 14 13:49 org.kde.mobile.okular_comicbook.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 9034 Apr 14 13:49 org.kde.mobile.okular_djvu.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 9012 Apr 14 13:49 org.kde.mobile.okular_dvi.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 9816 Apr 14 13:49 org.kde.mobile.okular_epub.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 7543 Apr 14 13:49 org.kde.mobile.okular_fax.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 10473 Apr 14 13:49 org.kde.mobile.okular_fb.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 9724 Apr 14 13:49 org.kde.mobile.okular_ghostview.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 7888 Apr 14 13:49 org.kde.mobile.okular_kimgio.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 9029 Apr 14 13:49 org.kde.mobile.okular_md.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 7549 Apr 14 13:49 org.kde.mobile.okular_mobi.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 10757 Apr 14 13:49 org.kde.mobile.okular_pdf.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 9223 Apr 14 13:49 org.kde.mobile.okular_plucker.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 7529 Apr 14 13:49 org.kde.mobile.okular_tiff.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 9004 Apr 14 13:49 org.kde.mobile.okular_txt.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8987 Apr 14 13:49 org.kde.mobile.okular_xps.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 7095 Apr 14 13:49 org.kde.okular.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8787 Apr 14 15:23 org.kde.partitionmanager.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 10052 Apr 14 15:04 org.kde.pimdataexporter.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2255 Apr 7 09:02 org.kde.plasma.browser_integration.host.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 5461 Apr 7 09:02 org.kde.plasma.emojier.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1835 Apr 7 09:03 org.kde.plasma.settings.open.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3280 Apr 7 08:43 org.kde.plasmashell.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 5691 Apr 7 08:09 org.kde.plasma-systemmonitor.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 5943 Apr 7 08:43 org.kde.plasmawindowed.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 5160 Apr 7 09:05 org.kde.polkit-kde-authentication-agent-1.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3661 Apr 14 15:42 org.kde.PrintQueue.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 5932 Apr 14 15:05 org.kde.sieveeditor.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 7399 Apr 14 13:51 org.kde.skanlite.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 24180 Apr 14 13:52 org.kde.spectacle.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1342 Apr 7 08:43 org.kde.systemmonitor.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 9910 Apr 14 15:44 org.kde.yakuake.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 23947 Apr 24 00:38 org.manjaro.pamac.manager.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2990 Dec 22 09:52 org.shotcut.Shotcut.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 541 Apr 24 23:45 org.telegram.desktop.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1998 Sep 16 2021 pacnew-chaser.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 7744 Apr 24 00:38 pamac-installer.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 6535 Apr 16 14:41 pavucontrol-qt.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 199 Apr 9 00:28 qdbusviewer.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 276 Mar 9 08:47 qv4l2.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 193 Mar 9 08:47 qvidcap.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1012 Apr 1 16:54 qwant-maps-geo-handler.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3936 Feb 28 10:40 scribus.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 215 Feb 12 2022 signon-ui.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 684 Oct 25 2022 sqlitebrowser.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 242 May 5 2020 stoken-gui.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 258 May 5 2020 stoken-gui-small.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 9886 Aug 30 2022 system-config-printer.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 18910 Apr 7 09:22 systemsettings.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 553 Apr 17 10:55 texstudio.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1272 Jan 7 17:32 timeshift-gtk.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 267 Nov 16 2022 usbview.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1934 Feb 16 18:52 uxterm.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 143 Apr 5 16:57 ventoy.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 14904 Apr 19 22:52 vlc.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 363 Mar 10 2022 web-installer-url-handler.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1003 Apr 1 16:54 wheelmap-geo-handler.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1085 Jul 7 2020 xboard-config.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4416 Jul 7 2020 xboard.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1081 Jul 7 2020 xboard-fen-viewer.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1090 Jul 7 2020 xboard-pgn-viewer.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1089 Jul 7 2020 xboard-tourney.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 142 Mar 23 13:52 xdvi.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1775 Jan 14 02:47 xine.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 177 Jan 3 02:51 xsane.desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1942 Feb 16 18:52 xterm.desktop
— and there will probably also be .desktop files in your own $HOME already, as you can see here…
[nx-74205:/dev/pts/3][/home/aragorn]
[aragorn] > locate -i .desktop | grep "aragorn"
/home/aragorn/.config/plasma-org.kde.plasma.desktop-appletsrc
/home/aragorn/.config/autostart/.xinitrc.desktop
/home/aragorn/.config/autostart/.xinitrc_plasma_aragorn.desktop
/home/aragorn/.config/autostart/org.kde.yakuake.desktop
/home/aragorn/.local/share/RecentDocuments/Calligra Word & Calligra Sheets.jpeg.desktop
/home/aragorn/.local/share/RecentDocuments/Calligra Word & Calligra Sheets.jpeg[2].desktop
/home/aragorn/.local/share/RecentDocuments/Falkon.jpeg.desktop
/home/aragorn/.local/share/RecentDocuments/Falkon.jpeg[2].desktop
/home/aragorn/.local/share/RecentDocuments/KSysGuard.jpeg.desktop
/home/aragorn/.local/share/RecentDocuments/KSysGuard.jpeg[2].desktop
/home/aragorn/.local/share/RecentDocuments/Konsole (zsh).jpeg.desktop
/home/aragorn/.local/share/RecentDocuments/Konsole (zsh).jpeg[2].desktop
/home/aragorn/.local/share/applications/Nufraw.desktop
/home/aragorn/.local/share/applications/org.kde.akonadimailreader.desktop
/home/aragorn/.local/share/applications/org.kde.kate.desktop
/home/aragorn/.local/share/applications/org.kde.okular.kirigami.desktop
/home/aragorn/.local/share/applications/userapp-Telegram Desktop-GZXFW1.desktop
/home/aragorn/.local/share/applications/userapp-Telegram Desktop-QD2FU0.desktop
/home/aragorn/.local/share/aurorae/themes/Adrium-Circle-Clean/metadata.desktop
/home/aragorn/.local/share/aurorae/themes/BaghiraAquaMetal-kv/metadata.desktop
/home/aragorn/.local/share/aurorae/themes/Breezemite_dark_OPT/metadata.desktop
/home/aragorn/.local/share/aurorae/themes/Materia-Dark-OSX/metadata.desktop
/home/aragorn/.local/share/aurorae/themes/McMojave/metadata.desktop
/home/aragorn/.local/share/aurorae/themes/McMojave-light/metadata.desktop
/home/aragorn/.local/share/aurorae/themes/Mojave-Dark/metadata.desktop
/home/aragorn/.local/share/aurorae/themes/MojaveCT/metadata.desktop
/home/aragorn/.local/share/aurorae/themes/Utterly-Round-Dark/metadata.desktop
/home/aragorn/.local/share/aurorae/themes/Wings-Blur-Dark-Aurorae/metadata.desktop
/home/aragorn/.local/share/icons/BigSur-Originals-KDE/apps/scalable/com.bitwarden.desktop.svg
/home/aragorn/.local/share/icons/BigSur-Originals-KDE/apps/scalable/com.jgraph.drawio.desktop.svg
/home/aragorn/.local/share/icons/BigSur-Originals-KDE/apps/scalable/org.telegram.desktop.svg
/home/aragorn/.local/share/icons/Mkos-Big-Sur/128x128/apps/com.bitwarden.desktop.svg
/home/aragorn/.local/share/icons/Mkos-Big-Sur/128x128/apps/org.telegram.desktop.svg
/home/aragorn/.local/share/icons/Mkos-Big-Sur-Night/128x128/apps/com.bitwarden.desktop.svg
/home/aragorn/.local/share/icons/Mkos-Big-Sur-Night/128x128/apps/org.telegram.desktop.svg
/home/aragorn/.local/share/icons/Mkos-Big-Sur-Transparent-Panel/128x128/apps/com.bitwarden.desktop.svg
/home/aragorn/.local/share/icons/Mkos-Big-Sur-Transparent-Panel/128x128/apps/org.telegram.desktop.svg
/home/aragorn/.local/share/icons/WhiteSur/apps/scalable/com.bitwarden.desktop.svg
/home/aragorn/.local/share/icons/WhiteSur/apps/scalable/org.telegram.desktop.svg
/home/aragorn/.local/share/knights/themes/chess.desktop
/home/aragorn/.local/share/knights/themes/fantasy.desktop
/home/aragorn/.local/share/kservices5/forceblur.desktop
/home/aragorn/.local/share/kwin/scripts/forceblur/metadata.desktop
/home/aragorn/.local/share/plasma/desktoptheme/Opal/metadata.desktop
/home/aragorn/.local/share/plasma/desktoptheme/OxyLighter5/metadata.desktop
/home/aragorn/.local/share/plasma/desktoptheme/Oxygen-Future/metadata.desktop
/home/aragorn/.local/share/plasma/desktoptheme/Relax-Light-Plasma/metadata.desktop
/home/aragorn/.local/share/plasma/desktoptheme/Tumbleweed-Leap/metadata.desktop
/home/aragorn/.local/share/plasma/desktoptheme/metadata/metadata.desktop
/home/aragorn/.local/share/plasma/look-and-feel/Manjaro-Splash/metadata.desktop
/home/aragorn/.local/share/plasma/plasmoids/org.kde.plasma.volumewin7mixer/metadata.desktop
/home/aragorn/.local/share/plasma/plasmoids/org.kde.windowtitle/metadata.desktop
So, the best course of action is to take a look at one of those .desktop files and create a new one for your script — you can then even choose a custom icon for it — and then you can put this .desktop on your XFCE desktop instead of putting the script itself on your desktop.
Here’s an example of such a file, i.e. the one to start GNU Emacs…
[Desktop Entry]
Name=Emacs
GenericName=Text Editor
Comment=Edit text
MimeType=text/english;text/plain;text/x-makefile;text/x-c++hdr;text/x-c++src;text/x-chdr;text/x-csrc;text/x-java;text/x-moc;text/x-pascal;text/x-tcl;text/x-tex;application/x-shellscript;text/x-c;text/x-c++;
Exec=emacs %F
Icon=emacs
Type=Application
Terminal=false
Categories=Development;TextEditor;
StartupWMClass=Emacs
In your case, given that it’s a command-line script, you need to set the Terminal value to “true”.
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That totally worked! Thank you.
For anybody else trying to do the same thing, the desktop file I used had these contents:
[Desktop Entry]
Obviously you’ll have to change the Exec line to point to your script.
When I first double-clicked the *.desktop file (as lying on the desktop), I was given some choices and chose, “Make it executable.”
By the way, a *.desktop file is a great friend of mine. I got reams of it from drag-&-dropping Internet addresses from Firefox into Thunar (which is what you do in Windows, i.e. drag-&-drop addresses to the file manager to get what is called an “internet shortcut”).
That’s where I get this portion:
Icon=user-bookmarks
Now, that’s a golden star pretty enough and vaguely reminiscent of a burger joint. But how could I choose some other icon? Thanks.
Right-click the file and you should normally get an option to change its icon — you have to click on the icon in the dialog and then it’ll let you choose another one.
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Again, that worked.
For folks trying to do it, it goes:
Right-click icon > Properties > General (default tab) > click the icon (toward top-left just under “General”) > choose the one you want > OK.
I find that an icon change occasions another having to “Make it executable” on a first double-click.
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