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Create Menu Entries for Custom Applications, Linux

Hi I have created an rpm file. My application is completely java application. When I install my rpm I need to double click on Install.sh (its a shell script file that launches the Java application), my program starts. Now I want when I install my rpm file the icon will be displayed on the desktop. and by clicking on that icon, my application should start.

I have to set something in my .spec file

What should I do to achieve this.

I am using Fedora10

Thanks Sunil Kumar Sahoo

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Typically RPM files install a file foo.desktop

that adds a menu entry to the Applications menu.



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You can take rpm, which is known to do this, extract it and read its spec file This will provide the required hints governing the described behavior

distorting

1. Unpacking rpm

  rpm2cpio httpd-2.0.52-32.ent.i386.rpm | cpio -idmv --no-absolute-filenames


2. Viewing installation scripts

  rpm -qp --scripts --triggers httpd-2.0.52-32.ent.i386.rpm

Also check http://susefaq.sourceforge.net/articles/rpm.html

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