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Shortcuts on desktop

lenberman

Mon Nov 07, 2016 10:14:38 pm

I installed Zorin 12 and I can't find a way to show icon shortcuts on the desktop and taskbar. I would like to put Thunderbird and Chromium icons on the desktop.
Len

Swarfendor437

Mon Nov 07, 2016 11:44:53 pm

Hi, I don't think you can put icons on the desktop but you can add to the panel by opening the application then on the icon that appears in the panel, right-click and select 'add to favourites to make it stick to the panel. If you prefer to have icons on the desktop you could always install Cairo-Dock DE.

qnarkill

Tue Nov 08, 2016 8:58:57 pm

I can recommend cairo-deck,
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JesusIsKing314

Tue Nov 22, 2016 4:08:48 am

Hello, I was able to get application shortcuts on my desktop using the below method.

1 - Open 2 instances of Start Menu/Accessories/Files
2 - In one goto Home/Desktop and in the other goto Other Locations/Computer/usr/share/applications
3 - In the usr/share/applications window find an application and right click it and choose copy.
4 - In the Home/Desktop window right click and choose paste.