[Novalug] launch perl script from ubuntu desktop

[Ben Creitz]

> On Mon, 2007-06-25 at 18:28 -0400, Bonnie Dalzell wrote:
> > ubuntu seems a little weird about launching perl from a desktop
> > icon.
> >
> > i did not web searching and found someone elese who could not make a
> > launcher in the expected way. they said they were going to ask at the
> > ubuntu site but I searched the ununtu site and failed to find an
> > answer.
> >
> > so:
> >
> > anyone have any idea how to make a desktop launcher for a perl program
> > in ubuntu.

If this is a launcher, and not the icon representing the program
itself, try the option for "run in console" if there is one.

ben