Public bug reported: We've created a custom ~/.local/share/applications/app-lication.desktop. (yes, the filename has a hyphen in it).
It shows in the dash, but does not get retained by the launcher when dragging it from the dash. To retain it, one has to launch it from the dash, then right click on it in the launcher and choose "Keep In Launcher". This works. The desktop file looks like this: 0 user@somalia:~$ cat .local/share/applications/su-application.desktop #!/usr/bin/env xdg-open [Desktop Entry] Version=1.0 Type=Application Terminal=false Exec=xterm -title 'Uni Application' -bg black -fg white -fn 10x20 -g 80x25+100+100 -name QVTerm -e 'ssh -X usern...@hostname.domain.com' Name=Uni Application Comment=University Application Icon=gnome-terminal 0 user@somalia:~$ ** Affects: unity (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/879447 Title: unity launcher does not retain custom application when dragging To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity/+bug/879447/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs