Ubuntu 12.04 has changed the custom Startup Mode from Ubuntu to Unity. In some cases, you need to add a custom startup mode for a third-party program, which is easier to find in the search, it can also be easily attached to the launcher. The following is the procedure: www.2cto.com 1. create. open a text editor in the desktop file and enter the corresponding content in the following format: [Desktop Entry] Version = x. yName = ProgramNameComment = This is my commentExec =/home/alex/Documents/exec. shIcon =/home/alex/Pictures/icon.png Terminal = falseType = ApplicationCategories = Utility; Application; Description: Version: the Version of the desktop, such as 1.0 and 1.1. By default, you can write 1.0 Name: program Name Comment: Comment www.2cto.com Exec: Program Execution path Icon: Icon file path Terminal: Do you need to run to Type: Type, Application, Link on the Terminal, or Document Categories: Generally, all programs are applications. Here, you can add Categories, such as Utility and Development. Use semicolons to separate examples: [Desktop Entry] Version = 1.0 Name = ZendStudioComment = Zend Studio, a php ide (Version 9.0.4) Exec =/usr/bin/ZendStudioIcon =/usr/share/ZendStudio/icon. xpmTerminal = falseType = ApplicationCategories = Development; You can save it as a desktop file, for example, ZendStudio. desktop 2. verification. run the desktop-file-validator command to verify the desktop file. If no output is displayed, the file is qualified. Otherwise, modify $ desktop-file-validator ZendStudio. desktop 3. install the desktop file www.2cto.com and run the following command: desktop-file-install $ desktop-file-install ZendStudio. desktop then you can see in the search bar...