Creating Menu Entries for User Applications, Linux

Question

Hi I have created an rpm file. My application is completely java application. When I install my rpm I have to double click on Install.sh (its a shell script file which start java application) my program starts. Now I want when i will install my rpm file an icon will be seen in desktop. and by clicking on that icon my application must start.

Whether I have to set anything in my .spec file

What I have to do to achieve this.

I am using Fedora10

Thanks Sunil Kumar Sahoo

Answer 1

Usually, RPM files install a foo.desktop file which will add a menu entry in the Applications menu.

Answer 2

You can take a rpm that is known to do this, extract it and read it's spec file This will provide the required hints regrading the described behavior

Mangling

1. Unpack rpm

  rpm2cpio httpd-2.0.52-32.ent.i386.rpm | cpio -idmv --no-absolute-filenames

2. View install scripts

  rpm -qp --scripts --triggers httpd-2.0.52-32.ent.i386.rpm

Also check http://susefaq.sourceforge.net/articles/rpm.html