#How to add blender in gnome app menu ?

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signal fulcrum
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So yeah, i installed Blender 3.6 LTS from thier releases page then i put it into /opt/ directory and now i created symbolic link to be able to launch blender from the terminal but i want to know who i can make shortcut or something like that in app menu?

oblique carbon
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you need a desktop file placed in an acknowledged applications directory, look at /usr/share/applications for examples

signal fulcrum
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❯ sudo cat /usr/share/applications/blender.desktop
[sudo] password for mustafa: 
Exec=/opt/blender/blender
Icon=/opt/blender/blender.svg
oblique carbon
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generally this should be all you need:

[Desktop Entry]
Name=Blender
Comment=3D Modelling Thingy
Exec=/opt/blender/blender
Icon=/opt/blender/blender.svg
Type=Application
Terminal=false
StartupNotify=false
Categories=Utility;
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you cant omit the [Desktop Entry] and the name, everything else usually can be omitted but its recommended to keep it in

opal templeBOT
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oblique carbon
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... solved