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A simple Bash script to create a `.desktop` shortcut for Android Studio on Linux, so you can launch it from the system menu (GNOME/KDE/Unity/etc).

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πŸš€ Android Studio Desktop Entry Creator

A simple Bash script to create a .desktop shortcut for Android Studio on Linux, so you can launch it from the system menu (GNOME/KDE/Unity/etc).

πŸ”§ Features

  • Prompts for path to bin/ folder
  • Validates all necessary files
  • Supports both .svg and .png icons
  • Automatically installs into ~/.local/share/applications
  • Works on Ubuntu and most Linux distros

πŸ“₯ Usage

  1. Download the script:
wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/yourusername/android-studio-desktop-entry/main/create-android-studio-desktop-entry.sh
  1. Make it executable:
chmod +x create-android-studio-desktop-entry.sh
  1. Run the script:
./create-android-studio-desktop-entry.sh
  1. Follow the prompts and enjoy launching Android Studio from your applications menu πŸŽ‰
πŸ“ Enter the full path to Android Studio's 'bin' directory: /home/you/Downloads/android-studio/bin
βœ… Done! You can now find Android Studio in your app launcher.

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A simple Bash script to create a `.desktop` shortcut for Android Studio on Linux, so you can launch it from the system menu (GNOME/KDE/Unity/etc).

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