How to create shortcut for an application or folder in Ubuntu or Linux Mint. Shortcut is technically a symbolic link, so let’s make a shortcut (symbolic link) for directory (folder) or application.

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0:04 create shortcut to folder with GUI / normal graphics windows
1:58 create shortcut to folder in command line (terminal)
4:15 create application shortcut

Applications Path:
/usr/share/applications

Command For Symbolic Link:
ln -s /home /desktop/home-dir

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