[SOLVED] Adding "links" to desktop or panel.

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[SOLVED] Adding "links" to desktop or panel.

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How can I manually add a link on the desktop or panel, to run a software?

For example:
I just downloaded and unzipped the Mozilla folder, and want to add a link on the Panel to the run file.
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Re: Adding "links" to desktop or panel.

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Mint comes with Firefox, doesn't it? Why did you download and unzip some Mozilla thing? What is it that you are trying to run exactly?
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Re: Adding "links" to desktop or panel.

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Right click on the desktop 'create a new launcher here...'
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Re: Adding "links" to desktop or panel.

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spamegg wrote: Tue Feb 09, 2021 3:14 am Mint comes with Firefox, doesn't it? Why did you download and unzip some Mozilla thing? What is it that you are trying to run exactly?
I installed Brave and removed Firefox, then needed Firefox again, some websites detect the ads blocker.
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