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I am using Debian and I want to make a icon on the launcher that I can click on to open my Teamspeak server. Currently, I have to go to the terminal and type the following commands.

cd /usr/bin/teamspeak3-server_linux-amd64
./ts3server_minimal_runscript.sh

This launches my Teamspeak 3 server, leaving the terminal open which is time consuming and annoying to have a terminal open solely for this purpose. In Ubuntu I just made a .desktop file and dragged the icon onto my launcher, which is miles better. Not sure how to do that on Debian though, can someone advise?

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  • Which GUI? GNOME, XFCE, KDE, LXDE?
    – muru
    Commented Jun 22, 2015 at 2:38

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Create a desktop file for Teamspeak 3 server and place it at /usr/share/applications directory and run sudo update-desktop-database.

how to create the desktop file
open any text editor of your choice and place the lines bellow and save it with any name you want like teamspeak_3_server.desktop .

[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Exec=/usr/bin/teamspeak3-server_linux-amd64/ts3server_minimal_runscript.sh
Icon=/path/to/teamspeak3/icon
Name=Teamspeak 3 server
GenericName=Teamspeak
Categories=Network;

Change the icon path if you want a fancy application icon.

I suggest to create a symlink for ts3server_minimal_runscript.sh to avoid the long line and change the Exec= line of the desktop file.

sudo ln -s /usr/bin/teamspeak3-server_linux-amd64/ts3server_minimal_runscript.sh /usr/bin/ts3server

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  • I did the steps listed and I still do not see it in the launcher with an icon. I assume in Debian you can't add an icon directly to that "Activities" launcher pannel on the left, you just have to search for it once you've clicked "Activities"? The picture display is also not working. If I double click the .desktop, or click it on after searching on the "Activities" menu file it runs, so it's just not displaying it in the launcher properly. Any ideas?
    – john smith
    Commented Jun 22, 2015 at 19:58
  • Fixed it. Apparently it just wasn't allowing me to save icons in the /usr/share/icons folder. So I made a folder within that icons folder and put the image there. After I modified my path it worked. Thanks
    – john smith
    Commented Jun 22, 2015 at 20:09
  • I know this is old, but what does the last directory do in the sudo ln -s command?. Want to do the same but my directory is different (/home/mariel/Downloads/Programas/VESTA-x86_64/VESTA) and don't know what to replace that with.
    – M.O.
    Commented Dec 28, 2016 at 21:56
  • @Mariel It's just to create a symbolic link to the targeted script to avoid typing long. If your executable file is VESTA then you can create a symlink to /usr/bin sudo ln -s /home/mariel/Downloads/Programas/VESTA-x86_64/VESTA /usr/bin/VESTA
    – Arnab
    Commented Dec 30, 2016 at 2:53
  • I did the command without the last part and the launcher still created. Was the last part necessary?
    – M.O.
    Commented Dec 30, 2016 at 13:30
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If you are using the Xfce Panel, you can add items to it. Let's add the Launcher plugin to a favorite place.

(To make a Launcher drop the desktop files to the panel, it should not be dropped at the top of an existing icon. If the operation is difficult, let's use the Add New Items dialog.)

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