Adding an icon for Spyder in Favourites bar in Ubuntu 18.04
I have freshly installed Ubuntu 18.04 and Anaconda (with Python 3.7) in my laptop, and I want to set up a launcher icon for the Spyder IDE in the Favourites bar - something I've done many times in the past couple of years when running Ubuntu 16.
I can successfully launch Spyder from the Terminal and it seems to be working fine, but when I run it from the terminal and right-click the icon, it does not give me an option for adding it to Favorites.
[Strangely, searching for an application named "spyder" returns no results; not sure if this might be related, but...]
I understand I can manually add an icon for it by creating a .desktop file, as described here and here, and adding it to /usr/share/applications, as described here. For example, I have tried using the following spyder.desktop file (available in the Spyder Github):
[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Version=1.0
Name=Spyder
GenericName=Spyder
Comment=The Scientific Python Development Environment
Icon=spyder
TryExec=spyder
Exec=spyder %F
Terminal=false
MimeType=text/x-python;
Categories=Development;Science;IDE;Qt;
Keywords=Development;Science;IDE;Qt;
StartupNotify=true
X-AppStream-Ignore=True
StartupWMClass=Spyder
However, even after creating this file, Spyder still does not show up in Applications. And if I try to run this file, I get a fairly generic
"There was an error launching the application"
message.
Is this a known issue with Spyder and/or Ubuntu 18? Am I missing something here? Any help would be much appreciated! Many thanks!
icons gnome-shell .desktop ubuntu-dock spyder
asked Dec 18 '18 at 18:23
fabio_hirono
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I have freshly installed Ubuntu 18.04 and Anaconda (with Python 3.7) in my laptop, and I want to set up a launcher icon for the Spyder IDE in the Favourites bar - something I've done many times in the past couple of years when running Ubuntu 16.
I can successfully launch Spyder from the Terminal and it seems to be working fine, but when I run it from the terminal and right-click the icon, it does not give me an option for adding it to Favorites.
[Strangely, searching for an application named "spyder" returns no results; not sure if this might be related, but...]
I understand I can manually add an icon for it by creating a .desktop file, as described here and here, and adding it to /usr/share/applications, as described here. For example, I have tried using the following spyder.desktop file (available in the Spyder Github):
[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Version=1.0
Name=Spyder
GenericName=Spyder
Comment=The Scientific Python Development Environment
Icon=spyder
TryExec=spyder
Exec=spyder %F
Terminal=false
MimeType=text/x-python;
Categories=Development;Science;IDE;Qt;
Keywords=Development;Science;IDE;Qt;
StartupNotify=true
X-AppStream-Ignore=True
StartupWMClass=Spyder
However, even after creating this file, Spyder still does not show up in Applications. And if I try to run this file, I get a fairly generic
"There was an error launching the application"
message.
Is this a known issue with Spyder and/or Ubuntu 18? Am I missing something here? Any help would be much appreciated! Many thanks!
icons gnome-shell .desktop ubuntu-dock spyder
asked Dec 18 '18 at 18:23
fabio_hirono
32
Just to make sure, at which directory did you put the.desktopfile?
– pomsky
Dec 18 '18 at 22:18
I added it to/usr/share/applications- was that the right place?
– fabio_hirono
Dec 19 '18 at 15:53
Will do, thanks!
– fabio_hirono
Dec 19 '18 at 15:57
Please type this command in the terminal:whereis spyderand post the output
– koni_raid
Dec 19 '18 at 16:12
1
@koni_raid The output isspyder: /home/hirono/anaconda3/bin/spyder
– fabio_hirono
Dec 19 '18 at 16:39
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I have freshly installed Ubuntu 18.04 and Anaconda (with Python 3.7) in my laptop, and I want to set up a launcher icon for the Spyder IDE in the Favourites bar - something I've done many times in the past couple of years when running Ubuntu 16.
I can successfully launch Spyder from the Terminal and it seems to be working fine, but when I run it from the terminal and right-click the icon, it does not give me an option for adding it to Favorites.
[Strangely, searching for an application named "spyder" returns no results; not sure if this might be related, but...]
I understand I can manually add an icon for it by creating a .desktop file, as described here and here, and adding it to /usr/share/applications, as described here. For example, I have tried using the following spyder.desktop file (available in the Spyder Github):
[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Version=1.0
Name=Spyder
GenericName=Spyder
Comment=The Scientific Python Development Environment
Icon=spyder
TryExec=spyder
Exec=spyder %F
Terminal=false
MimeType=text/x-python;
Categories=Development;Science;IDE;Qt;
Keywords=Development;Science;IDE;Qt;
StartupNotify=true
X-AppStream-Ignore=True
StartupWMClass=Spyder
However, even after creating this file, Spyder still does not show up in Applications. And if I try to run this file, I get a fairly generic
"There was an error launching the application"
message.
Is this a known issue with Spyder and/or Ubuntu 18? Am I missing something here? Any help would be much appreciated! Many thanks!
icons gnome-shell .desktop ubuntu-dock spyder
asked Dec 18 '18 at 18:23
fabio_hirono
32
I have freshly installed Ubuntu 18.04 and Anaconda (with Python 3.7) in my laptop, and I want to set up a launcher icon for the Spyder IDE in the Favourites bar - something I've done many times in the past couple of years when running Ubuntu 16.
I can successfully launch Spyder from the Terminal and it seems to be working fine, but when I run it from the terminal and right-click the icon, it does not give me an option for adding it to Favorites.
[Strangely, searching for an application named "spyder" returns no results; not sure if this might be related, but...]
I understand I can manually add an icon for it by creating a .desktop file, as described here and here, and adding it to /usr/share/applications, as described here. For example, I have tried using the following spyder.desktop file (available in the Spyder Github):
[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Version=1.0
Name=Spyder
GenericName=Spyder
Comment=The Scientific Python Development Environment
Icon=spyder
TryExec=spyder
Exec=spyder %F
Terminal=false
MimeType=text/x-python;
Categories=Development;Science;IDE;Qt;
Keywords=Development;Science;IDE;Qt;
StartupNotify=true
X-AppStream-Ignore=True
StartupWMClass=Spyder
However, even after creating this file, Spyder still does not show up in Applications. And if I try to run this file, I get a fairly generic
"There was an error launching the application"
message.
Is this a known issue with Spyder and/or Ubuntu 18? Am I missing something here? Any help would be much appreciated! Many thanks!
icons gnome-shell .desktop ubuntu-dock spyder
icons gnome-shell .desktop ubuntu-dock spyder
asked Dec 18 '18 at 18:23
fabio_hirono
32
asked Dec 18 '18 at 18:23
fabio_hirono
32
edited Dec 19 '18 at 16:04
asked Dec 18 '18 at 18:23
fabio_hirono
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asked Dec 18 '18 at 18:23
fabio_hirono
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asked Dec 18 '18 at 18:23
fabio_hirono
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Just to make sure, at which directory did you put the.desktopfile?
– pomsky
Dec 18 '18 at 22:18
I added it to/usr/share/applications- was that the right place?
– fabio_hirono
Dec 19 '18 at 15:53
Will do, thanks!
– fabio_hirono
Dec 19 '18 at 15:57
Please type this command in the terminal:whereis spyderand post the output
– koni_raid
Dec 19 '18 at 16:12
1
@koni_raid The output isspyder: /home/hirono/anaconda3/bin/spyder
– fabio_hirono
Dec 19 '18 at 16:39
|
show 3 more comments
Just to make sure, at which directory did you put the.desktopfile?
– pomsky
Dec 18 '18 at 22:18
I added it to/usr/share/applications- was that the right place?
– fabio_hirono
Dec 19 '18 at 15:53
Will do, thanks!
– fabio_hirono
Dec 19 '18 at 15:57
Please type this command in the terminal:whereis spyderand post the output
– koni_raid
Dec 19 '18 at 16:12
1
@koni_raid The output isspyder: /home/hirono/anaconda3/bin/spyder
– fabio_hirono
Dec 19 '18 at 16:39
Just to make sure, at which directory did you put the
.desktop file?– pomsky
Dec 18 '18 at 22:18
Just to make sure, at which directory did you put the
.desktop file?– pomsky
Dec 18 '18 at 22:18
I added it to
/usr/share/applications - was that the right place?– fabio_hirono
Dec 19 '18 at 15:53
I added it to
/usr/share/applications - was that the right place?– fabio_hirono
Dec 19 '18 at 15:53
Will do, thanks!
– fabio_hirono
Dec 19 '18 at 15:57
Will do, thanks!
– fabio_hirono
Dec 19 '18 at 15:57
Please type this command in the terminal:
whereis spyder and post the output– koni_raid
Dec 19 '18 at 16:12
Please type this command in the terminal:
whereis spyder and post the output– koni_raid
Dec 19 '18 at 16:12
1
1
@koni_raid The output is
spyder: /home/hirono/anaconda3/bin/spyder– fabio_hirono
Dec 19 '18 at 16:39
@koni_raid The output is
spyder: /home/hirono/anaconda3/bin/spyder– fabio_hirono
Dec 19 '18 at 16:39
|
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As the error message "There was an error launching the application" suggests, there is some sort of error in spyder.desktop. Fields like Exec and TryExec require the absolute path of the executable file, therefore the values for Exec and TryExec must be /home/hirono/anaconda3/bin/spyder. Same goes for Icon. It seems like you haven't given even the extension for the icon image. Value must be like /home/hirono/path-to-icon/icon.png.
Also, double check the permissions of spyder.desktop and /home/hirono/anaconda3/bin/spyder. They both must be executable.
answered Dec 19 '18 at 17:14
Kulfy
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Awesome! Adding the absolute paths and ensuring the permissions sorted the problem with the.desktopfile, and adding a path to the icon (I used/home/hirono/anaconda3/share/icons/spyder3.png) gave me a nice icon to add and display in my Favourites :) many thanks to all that helped!
– fabio_hirono
Dec 19 '18 at 17:27
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As the error message "There was an error launching the application" suggests, there is some sort of error in spyder.desktop. Fields like Exec and TryExec require the absolute path of the executable file, therefore the values for Exec and TryExec must be /home/hirono/anaconda3/bin/spyder. Same goes for Icon. It seems like you haven't given even the extension for the icon image. Value must be like /home/hirono/path-to-icon/icon.png.
Also, double check the permissions of spyder.desktop and /home/hirono/anaconda3/bin/spyder. They both must be executable.
answered Dec 19 '18 at 17:14
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Awesome! Adding the absolute paths and ensuring the permissions sorted the problem with the.desktopfile, and adding a path to the icon (I used/home/hirono/anaconda3/share/icons/spyder3.png) gave me a nice icon to add and display in my Favourites :) many thanks to all that helped!
– fabio_hirono
Dec 19 '18 at 17:27
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As the error message "There was an error launching the application" suggests, there is some sort of error in spyder.desktop. Fields like Exec and TryExec require the absolute path of the executable file, therefore the values for Exec and TryExec must be /home/hirono/anaconda3/bin/spyder. Same goes for Icon. It seems like you haven't given even the extension for the icon image. Value must be like /home/hirono/path-to-icon/icon.png.
Also, double check the permissions of spyder.desktop and /home/hirono/anaconda3/bin/spyder. They both must be executable.
answered Dec 19 '18 at 17:14
Kulfy
3,39341039
Awesome! Adding the absolute paths and ensuring the permissions sorted the problem with the.desktopfile, and adding a path to the icon (I used/home/hirono/anaconda3/share/icons/spyder3.png) gave me a nice icon to add and display in my Favourites :) many thanks to all that helped!
– fabio_hirono
Dec 19 '18 at 17:27
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As the error message "There was an error launching the application" suggests, there is some sort of error in spyder.desktop. Fields like Exec and TryExec require the absolute path of the executable file, therefore the values for Exec and TryExec must be /home/hirono/anaconda3/bin/spyder. Same goes for Icon. It seems like you haven't given even the extension for the icon image. Value must be like /home/hirono/path-to-icon/icon.png.
Also, double check the permissions of spyder.desktop and /home/hirono/anaconda3/bin/spyder. They both must be executable.
answered Dec 19 '18 at 17:14
Kulfy
3,39341039
As the error message "There was an error launching the application" suggests, there is some sort of error in spyder.desktop. Fields like Exec and TryExec require the absolute path of the executable file, therefore the values for Exec and TryExec must be /home/hirono/anaconda3/bin/spyder. Same goes for Icon. It seems like you haven't given even the extension for the icon image. Value must be like /home/hirono/path-to-icon/icon.png.
Also, double check the permissions of spyder.desktop and /home/hirono/anaconda3/bin/spyder. They both must be executable.
answered Dec 19 '18 at 17:14
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answered Dec 19 '18 at 17:14
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Awesome! Adding the absolute paths and ensuring the permissions sorted the problem with the.desktopfile, and adding a path to the icon (I used/home/hirono/anaconda3/share/icons/spyder3.png) gave me a nice icon to add and display in my Favourites :) many thanks to all that helped!
– fabio_hirono
Dec 19 '18 at 17:27
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Awesome! Adding the absolute paths and ensuring the permissions sorted the problem with the.desktopfile, and adding a path to the icon (I used/home/hirono/anaconda3/share/icons/spyder3.png) gave me a nice icon to add and display in my Favourites :) many thanks to all that helped!
– fabio_hirono
Dec 19 '18 at 17:27
Awesome! Adding the absolute paths and ensuring the permissions sorted the problem with the
.desktop file, and adding a path to the icon (I used /home/hirono/anaconda3/share/icons/spyder3.png ) gave me a nice icon to add and display in my Favourites :) many thanks to all that helped!– fabio_hirono
Dec 19 '18 at 17:27
Awesome! Adding the absolute paths and ensuring the permissions sorted the problem with the
.desktop file, and adding a path to the icon (I used /home/hirono/anaconda3/share/icons/spyder3.png ) gave me a nice icon to add and display in my Favourites :) many thanks to all that helped!– fabio_hirono
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Just to make sure, at which directory did you put the
.desktopfile?– pomsky
Dec 18 '18 at 22:18
I added it to
/usr/share/applications- was that the right place?– fabio_hirono
Dec 19 '18 at 15:53
Will do, thanks!
– fabio_hirono
Dec 19 '18 at 15:57
Please type this command in the terminal:
whereis spyderand post the output– koni_raid
Dec 19 '18 at 16:12
1
@koni_raid The output is
spyder: /home/hirono/anaconda3/bin/spyder– fabio_hirono
Dec 19 '18 at 16:39