[ubuntu-uk] make link to url on ubuntu desktop?

[Tony Arnold]

alan c wrote:
> make link to url on ubuntu desktop?
> 
> I use kubuntu where I know how to do this, however, a friend is a very 
> new ubuntu user and has asked how to do it.
> I have looked and had a go along a possibly obvious route, and a link 
> appears on the desktop, but it is not active, or at least, it does not 
> seem to do anything.
> 
> I have done this for example:
> 
> create - launcher
> type - link
> url www.google.co.uk
> name - google
> 
> I notice this would probably need a browser to be active to do much, also.

Change the URL bit to be http://www.google.com

Just tried this and it works a treat!

Regards,
Tony.
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