Installed application keeps disappearing - Notion/Lotion

I installed Lotion/Notion from here:

by running./install

it works fine. But whenever I re-started my PC, the application disappears from my Application Center.

Today I started my PC and installed XDM Download manager, once the installation finished, the Lotion magically came back to my Favourite bar.

Why is that?

How to fix it?

1 Answer

I am assuming you are using GNome.

If you are reporting that the application is disappearing from your 'Favourite' bar, it maybe due to the item not being added to gnome favourite bar.

Step 1 : Make sure you create a .desktop file with the appropriate exe/icon :

[ECLIPSE]
Name=Eclipse
Exec=/absolute/path/of/executable
StartupNotify=true
Terminal=false
Type=Application
Icon=/absolute/path/of/png

Step 2 : You can use this to get the current list : gsettings get org.gnome.shell favorite-apps

Step 3 : Depending on your need, copy the desktop file to either /usr/share/applications/(if you need this available for other users) or ~/.local/share/applications(if you need this available only for your user).

Step 4 : Get the current favourite apps :

gsettings get org.gnome.shell favorite-apps

Step 5 : Add the new app into the favourite app list. Here is an example :

 gsettings set org.gnome.shell favorite-apps "['firefox.desktop', 'Terminal.desktop', 'Eclipse.desktop', 'EMACS.desktop']"

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