pandorum

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How to create a shell shortcut? in c/cachyos@sopuli.xyz

[–] pandorum@feddit.org 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

This thread is already over a month old, but here are my two cents anyway.

Via GUI

Right-click on the desktop → Create new empty file with file extension .desktop
Open the file in a text editor such as Kate and paste in the information for the desktop shortcut:
```
[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Name=Shortcut Name
Exec=/path/to/script.sh
Icon=utilities-terminal
Terminal=true
```
Notes:
- The Exec path to the script must of course be set accordingly.
- If you set Terminal=false then the script will run invisibly in the background.
- Remember to set permission to run the shortcut as a program (via right-click on the shortcut → Properties).

Via Console

This is a one-liner for the bash/fish console. It creates a desktop shortcut for the current user, fills in the example content from above and sets execution permission for the shortcut.

printf '[Desktop Entry]\nType=Application\nName=Shortcut Name\nExec=/path/to/script.sh\nIcon=utilities-terminal\nTerminal=true\n' > "$(xdg-user-dir DESKTOP)/MyShortcut.desktop" && chmod +x "$(xdg-user-dir DESKTOP)/MyShortcut.desktop"

You can change the file name of the shortcut and the contents of the file afterwards, or before you send the command to the console.

Posteo under heavy load, probably victim of its success in c/buyeuropean@feddit.uk

[–] pandorum@feddit.org 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

No problems here at the moment with Posteo website, webmailer login and IMAP connections.

Maybe it was just a little hiccup. Every provider has a malfunction here and there, from the biggest to the smallest. But basically you're right of course, if they continue to have so much new traffic thanks to the BuyFromEU movement, the existing infrastructure could reach its limits for a short time.