Installing Linux shortcuts for MAVPRoxy and MAVExplorer with icons
- Copy the .desktop files to the .local/share/applications directory in your home directory. You may need to use CRTL-H to see the .local directory in your file manager.
- Copy the .png icon files to the .icon directory in your home directory.
- Open the Software search page (Show Applications button on launcher bar)
- Find either MAVProxy or MAVExplorer and add to favorites to have them in the launch bar
- If you rather have a desktop shortcut, copy the appropriate desktop file to the Desktop. You may be asked to verify that this is a trusted application, if so, do so.
Notes: the MAVProxy shortcut will store its data files (mav.param, mav.tlog, etc.) in a directory called MAVProxy_data n the home directory, if it exists, or the home directory if it does not...you can edit the mavproxy.desktop to change the directory if you wish.
If you place a copy of the mavexplorer.desktop file on the desktop, you can drag and drop a log file onto it and it will open using it.