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Solved: New Linux issue
I have installed Firefox but there is no icon to open it so I found the folder /root/firefox in side is an icon "firefox" I click it it opens the browser OK I copy and paste the icon to the desktop and it does nothing???
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I have installed Firefox but there is no icon to open it so I found the folder /root/firefox in side is an icon "firefox" I click it it opens the browser OK I copy and paste the icon to the desktop and it does nothing???
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select create new
select file
select link to application
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