Hello everyone and greetings from Brazil! Here's a little tutorial I've created to make a shortcut for XAMPP Control Panel on the Desktop.
To create a launcher on the Desktop:
You need
gksu so if you don't have it yet, run in terminal:
Quotesudo apt-get install gksu
Now let's create the shortcut:
Run
gedit (or any other text editor) and then enter the info below:
Code:#!/usr/bin/env xdg-open
[Desktop Entry]
Version=1.0
Type=Application
Terminal=false
Icon[en_US]=/opt/lampp/htdocs/favicon.ico
Name[en_US]=XAMPP
Exec=gksu /opt/lampp/manager-linux-x64.run
Comment[en_US]=Start XAMPP Control Panel
Name=XAMPP
Comment=Start XAMPP Control Panel
Icon=/opt/lampp/htdocs/favicon.icoSave the file on your Desktop as
Xampp.desktopOnce the shortcut is on the Desktop, right-click on it, go to Properties, Permissions tab, and check '
Allow executing file as program'
That's it guys! Have fun.
JC