XAMPP in Ubuntu, Mx Linux, All Of linux distro Gnome: Desktop Shortcut, Launcher Entry.

XAMPP in Ubuntu, Mx Linux, All Of linux distro Gnome: Desktop Shortcut, Launcher Entry.

Here are some tips for xampp shortcut on any GNU/Linux version

XAMPP Desktop Shortcut

1. Step:

Type the following command in the terminal.

gedit ~/Desktop/xampp-control-panel.desktop

2. In the now opened text editor paste the following lines.

[Desktop Entry]

Encoding=UTF-8

Name=XAMPP Control Panel

Comment=Start and Stop XAMPP

Exec=sudo /opt/lampp/manager-linux-x64.run

Icon=/opt/lampp/htdocs/favicon.ico

Categories=Application

Type=Application

3.Make this desktop shortcut executable.

chmod +x ~/Desktop/xampp-control-panel.desktop

XAMPP Launcher Entry

1. Type the following command in the terminal.

sudo gedit /usr/share/applications/xampp-control-panel.desktop

2.In the now opened text editor paste the following lines.

[Desktop Entry]

Encoding=UTF-8

Name=XAMPP Control Panel

Comment=Start and Stop XAMPP

Exec=sudo /opt/lampp/manager-linux-x64.run

Icon=/opt/lampp/htdocs/favicon.ico

Categories=Application

Type=Application