"mklauncher" is a command line tool, which allows you to create application launchers, with a single line. To create a launcher, you must open a terminal and start a session as administrator :
This option requires that the "gksu" package be installed.
WAYLAND and administrative privileges
To create a launcher that runs applications with administrative privileges, you need to use "xhost" (server access control program for X), and a script as follows :
This option requires that the "gksu" package be installed.
Remove launcher
# mklauncher -r "Firefox web browser"
Remove launcher for current user only :
# mklauncher -u -r "Firefox web browser"
- NOTE -
The "-r" option can only erase launchers that were previously created with "mklauncher". To erase launchers that were not created with "mklauncher", it is necessary to write the real name of the file ".desktop". You can use the file manager to copy and paste the names of the ".desktop" files.
# mklauncher -r 'start_smb'
Remove launcher for current user only :
# mklauncher -u -r 'start_smb'
It is also possible to eliminate the launchers directly :