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  • November 18, 2018 at 9:42 am #13484
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      AntiX newbe question, unlike any other OS I’ve used.
      How to get app shortcuts on the desktop?
      AntiX 17 Stretch

      November 18, 2018 at 10:20 am #13485
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        Welcome to antiX.

        Have a read of our FAQ.

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        Philosophers have interpreted the world in many ways; the point is to change it.

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        November 18, 2018 at 10:35 am #13486
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          All of your installed applications are under the path: /usr/share/applications

          Application starters are named like: APPLICATIONNAME.desktop (example: inkscape.desktop)

          In your home folder, there should be a “Desktop” folder (/home/YOURUSERNAME/Desktop or, the same but, another way to write it ~/Desktop)

          Try to copy and paste some starter into it.

          From the Terminal:

          cp /usr/share/applications/APPLICATIONNAME.desktop /home/USERNAME/Desktop/APPLICATIONNAME.desktop

          November 18, 2018 at 10:52 am #13487
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            You can also drag and drop any application from /usr/share/applications
            or from /usr/share/applications/antix to your desktop

            November 18, 2018 at 5:44 pm #13489
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              Well thanks for the replay but, I’m stupid but neither of these work for me.
              I feel like the first day I tried to install a Linux OS years ago.
              I’m lost…. I can get apps from menu’s, even got Boinc up and running by using a PPA.
              Just sorta weird to me something that basic shouldn’t be that hard to do.
              And how to get to /usr/share/applications folder is not clear to me at this point.

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              November 18, 2018 at 6:13 pm #13491
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                You can open the file manager in the menu to do this.Just click on the arrow in the left upper side in the file-manager till you see the system folders, click on usr and so on.
                Which desktop are you using? You can see this in the conky or post an
                inxi -Fxz

                November 18, 2018 at 6:24 pm #13492
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                  Ah I see I was in some other Desktop not really sure what all those options are for or hoe they work. finally got it, now I can add shortcuts on the Desktop YEAH !
                  Thanks for the guidance !

                  November 18, 2018 at 6:43 pm #13493
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                    Cool, the default desktop is rox-icewm. Maybe stick with it until you feel more confident.
                    Not all desktops (the more lighter one don’t) provide desktop-icons.
                    The antiX control-centre is always your friend to manage the most things.

                    BTW, I just looked for boinc. It is installable through the package-manager synaptic.It is not recommended to install ppas on antiX, better stick with debian and antix-repos.Then antiX is rock-solid.

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                    November 19, 2018 at 6:35 pm #13516
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                      https://pastebin.com/s1A43SV1

                      Still a little confused I did it once now I can’t do it again.
                      Which desktop uses the least amount of resources, as in I don’t need snapping mutable desktops opaque screens, etc?

                      November 20, 2018 at 5:26 am #13532
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                        If you want icons on the desktop, you MUST choose an option with Rox or Space(fm). You have plain fluxbox, which does not allow icons t be put on the desktop since there is no desktop as such.
                        Lowest resource is to use one of the min- options. However, not only do you not get icons on the desktop, there is no default wallpaper either.

                        Philosophers have interpreted the world in many ways; the point is to change it.

                        antiX with runit - leaner and meaner.

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