Linux (deb) .desktop files

[brendtumi]

Is it posible to create .desktop file while packing for linux (deb) ?

[develar]

What do you mean? Icons? Icons is already fixed in 2.8.

[brendtumi]

I did not try on 2.8 yet, But i was talking about desktop shortcuts (Entry).
For locking to launcher or show listing on search.
Example: mongochef.desktop

[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Exec=/home/xxx/mongochef/bin/mongochef.sh
Name=MongoChef
GenericName=MongoChef
Icon=/home/xxx/mongochefs/mongochef.png
Terminal=false
Categories=Development;IDE;mongodb;

[develar]

@brendtumi 2.8 new API creates desktop shortcuts and icons.

Also, you can provide own .desktop template, but it is not yet documented and tested. In any case I think that it is not a user-friendly way. Instead, should be a way to customise .desktop` using /~https://github.com/loopline-systems/electron-builder#distributable-format-configuration

So — please try new 2.8 API and if generated .desktop will be not suitable for you — please report what you want to change.

[uggrock]

In the provided link, there are no details about the Linux configuration

[develar]

@uggrock Because of but it is not yet documented

Have you tried 2.8 new API? What's wrong? What exactly do you want to fix in the generated deb package?

[uggrock]

Yes we tryed it, but I still can not get an icon of my app in the deb file. Is there any example config for Linux?

[develar]

@uggrock Linux icon set will be generated automatically on the fly from the OS X icns file. Please see step 2. Did you follow this step and created build/icon.icns file?

[uggrock]

@develar Thanks for your answer. The part with generaration the linux icon from icns file is not very intuitive. Is the use of external config file now deprecated? Will it be possible in the feature to customize the name of the build folder, with the location of the icons?

[develar]

The part with generaration the linux icon from icns file is not very intuitive

The problem is that linux layout is very complex and it is not easy for you, as user, to follow it (also, it can be different for other Linux distro/window manager). So, I have decided to just allow to provide simple OS X icns file.

Is the use of external config file now deprecated?

Yes. /~https://github.com/loopline-systems/electron-builder#distributable-format-configuration is a preferred way.

Will it be possible in the feature to customize the name of the build folder

Just ask. Do you like #184?