Running a script via a desktop icon?

[Jasper]

Hi there

I want to be able to place a script on my desktop and assign it an icon.

I am unsure as how I can make it executable as I need to get terminal to open and then run the script.

Can someone advise me how I can do this please?

[williwaw]

your script should run the command something like

xterm -hold -e /root/Downloads/clearRAM.sh

the hold option keeps the terminal window open until you close it, useful if there is a error reported

[Jasper]

Hi williwaw

Thanks for sharing the tip

Unfortunately, it doesn't appear to run. After adding your line, I am clicking on the "OK" button to set it.

Sorry for being a pain

This is what I see when I run the script in terminal manually.

[williwaw]

sorry, its late here.

your script command should run the command script something like

xterm -hold -e /root/Downloads/clearRAM.sh

where xterm is on the first line
and the argument -hold -e /root/Downloads/clearRAM.sh is on the second.

this presumes clearRAM.sh is executable, should you actually want it to run from your downloads folder.

I would be more inclined to have the xterm -hold -e inside the clearRAM script, and locate clearRAM.sh someplace rather than your downloads folder, perhaps someplace dedicated to your scripts?

just drag a relative link from clearRAM.sh to your desktop and just click on it when you want it to run it

[mikewalsh]

@Jasper :-

/root/my-applications/bin is a good place to put personal scripts, etc. It's a non-standard location for any other Linux distro, but for Puppy it is actually in the $PATH.

Place your script there. Having done this, then drag'n'drop the script to the desktop. I'm busy ATM, but can advise about icons later on, if necessary.

Mike.

[Jasper]

Thank you both for you suggestions.

I still could not get it to work. It's no big deal just a few extra clicks to action.