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-====== Create Desktop Launcher Icon ======+====== Create Desktop Launcher Icon ======
  
 ===== Create .desktop File ===== ===== Create .desktop File =====
  
-Open Gedit and create a file on the desktop yourchosenname.desktop+:!: Example done on Ubuntu 15.04 with Unity Desktop. 
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 +Open Gedit or your favorite text editor and create a file on the desktop yourchosenname.desktop
  
 This example of the text is for an RDP Remmina connection. This example of the text is for an RDP Remmina connection.
  
-The "Execline is pointing at a Remmina connection configured and saved in the Remmina application.+The ''Exec'' line is pointing at a ''Remmina'' connection configured and saved in the ''Remmina'' application.
  
 <file> <file>
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 </file> </file>
  
-:!: After creation right click the icon and select Properties. On the Permissions tab tick the box to make it executable Allow executing file as a program . +:!: After creation ''right click'' the icon and select ''Properties''. On the ''Permissions'' tab tick the box to make it executable ''Allow executing file as a program''
  
-You can edit that Remmina to point at different servers etc.+You can edit that Remmina file to point at different servers etc.
  
 <file> <file>
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