Create Desktop Shortcut on Ubuntu

/home/[name]/.local/share/applications/

sudo touch [name].desktop

gedit ./[name].destop

• gedit is the official text editor of the GNOME desktop environment

[name].desktop

[Desktop Entry]
Name=Spring Boot
Type=Application
Terminal=false
Icon=/home/chloe/sts-4.4.1.RELEASE/icon.xpm
Exec=/home/chloe/sts-4.4.1.RELEASE/SpringToolSuite4

Result

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