Creating a Launcher in Ubuntu

Here is how to create a launcher in Ubuntu, using the old school approach.

Say we are calling the launcher "Awesome". On your desktop, create a new file "Awesome.desktop". Put this in the file (ascii):

#!/usr/bin/env xdg-open

[Desktop Entry]
Encoding=UTF-8
Version=1.0
Type=Link
Icon[en_US]=gnome-panel-launcher
URL=file:///home/hbovik/awesome_stuff/
Name[en_US]=Awesome
Name=Awesome
Icon=gnome-panel-launcher

Finally, chmod +x Awesome.desktop