Newbie desktop question

[Brie Gordon]

On Wed, Aug 6, 2008 at 8:40 AM, Mark Haney <mhaney at ercbroadband.org> wrote:
> Bill Walton wrote:
>> Greetings all,
>>
>> I'm new to Ubuntu and have a schtupit newbie question (more to come ;-) ).  I've installed the 8.04 (64 bit) desktop with no problems.  I got Netbeans 6.0.1 (Ruby only version) installed in the /opt directory and can run it via the file browser.  How do I get Netbeans to show up in my application list and/or put an icon on the desktop?
>>
>> TIA,
>> Bill
>>
>
> How'd you install netbeans?  I don't know if you can get it via apt-get.
>  If not, the best way to do this is to copy an existing shortcut and
> modify it to taste.
>
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Hi!
Try this:
http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2008/07/10/edit-the-applications-menu-with-two-clicks-ubuntu-804/

and select 'New Item'. Use the path to the Netbeans executable.


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Brie A. Gordon
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