Creating a desktop shortcut in Ubuntu

1. Create a file on desktop named A.desktop

2. Open it with a text editor and copy the following,

[Desktop Entry]
Name=Meld
Exec=/home/Software/Meld/meld-1.6.1/bin/meld
Icon=/home/Software/Meld/meld-1.6.1/data/icons/hicolor/48x48/apps/meld.png
Terminal=false
Type=Application
Categories=Utility;Application;


3. Change the name, Exec and Icon