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Mint Linux Distribution Reference

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=== Cannot run a Bash shells script from a Launcher in Mint 19.2 ===A cinnamon launcher on the desktop is like the shortcut used in MS Windows.  Since the update it is been difficult to get a launcher to start a shell script from the desktop.  Here is the solution.If you have a shell script called nicolescript.sh and you wish to launch it from the desktop using a launcher shortcut so that the script launches in a terminal window with an active shell available use the following in the Launcher Properties for "Command" gnome-terminal -e "bash -c /chooser/nicolescript.sh; bash"Just checking "run in terminal" when you initially create the launcher shortcut does not work since 19.2.  See [https://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-mint-84/mint-19-1-bash-scripts-no-longer-work-from-desktop-launcher-4175644847-print/ this discussion on linuxquestions.org] for details.
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