Using docky under ubuntu, I want to be able to run bash scripts.
When I drag and drop a script from nautilus to docky, the script appears on docky. But clicking on the script icon opens the script in gedit.
Was wondering if anyone knows how to configure docky to run the script.
I would try creating a .desktop file to run the script and drag that onto Docky. The easiest way might be to:
(1) Drag one of your menu items off the main menu and onto your desktop. This will create a .desktop file on the desktop.
(2) Right click the icon and choose Properties.
(3) Change the line that begins with Command to say "bash /path/to/your/script".
(4) Select Close.
(5) Drag that icon to Docky.
If right-clicking on the icon doesn't come up with a Properties editor, just edit in gEdit or Emacs or your favorite text editor.
This works on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. Took an existing 'dot' keyboard file I had and edited:
Exec=/home/my_user/my_script_directory/script_name.sh
Terminal=true
Dragged it to Docky and then the script is run in a terminal window. If you don't want to see the terminal window set Terminal=false.
