Unix/Linux Desktop File
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Description
It's inconvenient to have to start VisualVM from the command line when running under any of the common X window system window managers. Granted it can be run from e.g., IntelliJ, other IDEs, but opening it directly is sometimes convenient.
A simple solution would be to provide a .desktop file, that the installer could drop into their standard location for such things.
It can be as simple as this example https://github.com/IanDarwin/pdfshow/blob/master/unixlinux/pdfshow.desktop or as sophisticated as those that come with some FOSS packages that include 50 or so translations for the title and description.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Review the installer packaging and the linked pdfshow.desktop example first; the issue does not name a repository file or test. Done means the installer places a VisualVM .desktop entry in the standard Unix/Linux location so it can be launched from common window managers.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- java, linux
- Domain
- desktop, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 48/100