Is it possible to create Eclipse.Desktop file of already installed Eclipse with ADT in ubuntu?

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I downloaded ADT Bundle and eclipse came bundled with it. I later installed PyDev for python works. Now a common problem has occurred and eclipse in not showing up menus when clicking them.

A workaround I found was to edit the Eclipse.Desktop file but in my case there is no such file in the location /usr/share/applications/ . Is there a workaround for this problem or can we create Eclipse.Desktop file for already installed eclipse?

PS : I have Ubuntu 14.04.

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Yes there is a workaround for your problem and you can create a eclipse.desktop file if you don't have one.

  1. Open up a text editor and type in the following contents:

    [Desktop Entry]

Type=Application
Name=Eclipse
#for ex: Icon=/home/your username/Desktop/adt-bundle-linux-x86_64-20131030/eclipse/icon.xpm
Icon=
#for ex: Icon=/home/username/Desktop/adt-bundle-linux-x86_64-20131030/eclipse/eclipse
Exec=env UBUNTU_MENUPROXY=0 path/to/eclipse/installation/directory/eclipse
Terminal=false
Categories=DEVELOPMENT;JAVA;ANDROID;

    Save it as eclipse.desktop.

  2. Make eclipse.desktop executable by right clicking eclipse.desktop then in properties panel select Allow executing as program, or from terminal chmod +x [path to eclipse.desktop]/eclipse.desktop don't use the braces though.

  3. Finally open up terminal and copy the .desktop file to usr/share/applications by typing:

    sudo cp <path to eclipse.desktop>/eclipse.desktop /usr/share/applications/eclipse.desktop

    The line env UBUNTU_MENUPROXY=0 solves the problem of menus not showing