How to create application shortcut and add to launcher in Ubuntu

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How to create application shortcut and add to launcher in Ubuntu

1. Install gnome-panel

   This contains a utility to create desktop shortcuts
   

2. Create a shortcut in ~/.local/share/applications

   This is where launchers for your account go
   

3. (Optional) Move the shortcut to /usr/share/applications for other users on the machine to use

   The shortcut creator can be found in the “sundries” folder