"mklauncher", the easy way to create launchers in
"GNU/Linux"/"FreeBSD", is a command line tool to create launchers in desktops
that meet the specifications of "free desktop", GNOME, MATE, KDE, XFCE, Cinnamon,
etc. "mklauncher" Copyright (c) by "Fedoramedia team" is free software, This
works in GNU/Linux, FreeBSD and others, is freed under the terms of the GPL
(GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE).
"mklauncher" automates the creation of ".policy" files, which allows running applications with administrative permissions in "Wayland".
"mklauncher" updates the list of applications and also the current user's desktop.
"mklauncher" includes a list of standard icons.
"mklauncher" allows you to manually enter the desktop folder, in case of a detection error.
"mklauncher" allows to create launchers using ideographic characters, this is possible thanks to the fact that "mklauncher" converts the names to a "valid DBUS name".
"mklauncher" allows you to create symbolic links directly on the desktop of the current user.
"mklauncher" is programmed in Free Pascal version 3.2.2 [2021/07/09].
"mklauncher" Uses the "Lazarus Component Library 2.2.6".
"mklauncher" Uses "Pascal motor 1.0.2".
-)Use an appropriate compiled package for your system for example :
mklauncher-1.0.0-linux-amd64.tar.gz
-)Start a session as an administrator :
$ su -l
-)Unzip "mklauncher-1.0.0-linux-amd64.tar.gz", and enter in the folder :
# tar xzf ./mklauncher-1.0.0-linux-amd64.tar.gz
# cd ./mklauncher-1.0.0-linux-amd64
# ./install
To know all the available options run :
$ mklauncher -help > mk-help.txt
Open the "mk-help.txt" file with a text editor.
The current version of this file can also be downloaded directly
"mk-help.txt".
It is also possible to read directly the file
"changes_log.txt".
