[NETBEANS-5737] Ubuntu - desktop icon not paired to ronning aplication icon

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Open
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Unresolved
• Affects Version/s: 12.4
• Component/s: platform - installer

Environment

Ubuntu 21.04

• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Pavel Cibulka
• Created: 31/May/21 07:31
• Updated: 31/May/21 07:31

Description

When installing Netbeans 12.4 with installer on Ubuntu, it will create desktop icon. This file doesn't contain StartupWMClass variable. System will not pair desktop icon to running aplication icon. There will be two icons in favorite bar:

 

This can be fixed by adding correct StartupWMClass setting into desktop icon file:

 

 

installer file: Apache-NetBeans-12.4-bin-linux-x64.sh

desktop icon file: Apache NetBeans-12.4.desktop

added line: StartupWMClass=Apache NetBeans IDE 12.4