Adding programs to the Applications Menu

This document is to finalize and set up the system for more convenient operation. For consistency and to avoid confusion, I put the icons for the programs that are run from the home directory in the Applications menu directories located in the home directory structure.

Creating Application menu items
The CubicSDR and WSJT-X installers make their own icon. For the others, will add a desktop file and add it to the Applications menu
- Copy the icon
```
sudo cp /home/pi/gqrx/resources/icons/gqrx.ico /usr/local/share/icons/
```
- Run your favorite text editor as root, for example, type in a terminal sudo mousepad.
- GQRX. Paste the code below into the text editor and save it as /usr/local/share/applications/GQRX.desktop
```
[Desktop Entry]
Comment=SDR Software
Terminal=false
Name=GQRX
Exec=gqrx
Type=Application
Icon=/usr/local/share/icons/gqrx.ico
```
- GridTracker has an example .desktop file in its installation folder. Paste the code below, based on that, in your favorite text editor and save it as /home/pi/.local/share/applications/GridTracker.desktop
  You may need to change the paths if you changed the installation folder.
```
[Desktop Entry]
Name=GridTracker
Comment=GridTracker
GenericName=GridTracker, a WSJT-X Companion
Exec=/home/pi/GridTracker/GridTracker
Icon=/home/pi/GridTracker/gridtracker.png
Path=/home/pi/GridTracker
Type=Application
Encoding=UTF-8
Terminal=false
Categories=None;
```
- QRadioLink. Paste the code below into the text editor and save it as /home/pi/.local/share/applications/QRadioLink.desktop
  You may need to change the paths if you changed the installaton folder.
```
[Desktop Entry]
Name=QRadioLink
Comment=SDR Software
GenericName=QRadioLink
Exec=/home/pi/qradiolink/build/qradiolink
Icon=/home/pi/qradiolink/src/res/logo.png
Path=/home/pi/qradiolink/build/
Type=Application
Terminal=false
Categories=None;
```
- SdrGlut. Paste the code below into the text editor and save it as /home/pi/.local/share/applications/SdrGlut.desktop
  You may need to change the paths if you changed the installaton folder.
```
[Desktop Entry]
Name=SdrGlut
Comment=SDR Software
GenericName=SdrGlut
Exec=/home/pi/Desktop/SdrGlut/sdrglut.x
Icon=/home/pi/Desktop/SdrGlut/SdrGlut-Windows/SdrGlut3.ico
Path=/home/pi/Desktop/SdrGlut
Type=Application
Encoding=UTF-8
Terminal=false
Categories=None;
```
- Start Hamlib service with an Application menu icon. Paste the code below into the text editor and save it as /home/pi/.local/share/applications/rigctld.desktop.
  You can stop the Rig Control server by closing the rigctld terminal window.
```
[Desktop Entry]
Comment=Rig Control server
Terminal=true
Name=rigctld
Exec=rigctld -v -m 1 -T 127.0.0.1 -t 7356 &
Type=Application
Icon=utilities-terminal
```

Scripts
Give yourself execute permission to each of these scripts: sudo chmod +x Script_Name.sh

Here is a handy script that will start the virtual audio cable, WSJT-X and GridTracker. If you have Hamlib enabled in WSJT-X, Hamlib rigctld must be running before executing this script.
Paste this code into a text editor, save it as /home/pi/Documents/Start_All_WSJT_apps.sh
```
#! /bin/sh

pacmd load-module module-null-sink sink_name=Virtual0
pacmd update-sink-proplist Virtual0 device.description=Virtual0
pacmd update-source-proplist Virtual0.monitor device.description=Virtual0
sleep 5
wsjtx &
sleep 20
/home/pi/GridTracker/GridTracker &
```

Add an Application menu icon. Paste the code below into the text editor and save it as /home/pi/.local/share/applications/Start_All_WSJT_apps.desktop

[Desktop Entry]
Version=1.0
Name=Start All WSJT apps
Comment=Script to Start All WSJT apps
Exec=/home/pi/Documents/Start_All_WSJT_apps.sh
Icon=utilities-terminal
Terminal=false
Type=Application
Categories=Application;

Project 25 trunked radio system scanner with liquidsoap
This script will open 3 terminal windows with op25, liquidsoap and tail that will show messages.
Paste the code below into the text editor and save it as /home/pi/Documents/op25 with liquidsoap.sh

#! /bin/sh

lxterminal -e 'bash -c "cd ~/op25/op25/gr-op25_repeater/apps && ./rx.py --args 'driver=sdrplay,soapy=0' -N 'IFGR:28','RFGR:1' -S 1000000 -x 1 -f 855.2875e6 -o 1e3 -q -1 -d 700 -T michigantrunk.tsv -V -2 -w 2> stderr-stream0.2"' &
lxterminal -e 'bash -c "cd ~/op25/op25/gr-op25_repeater/apps && ./op25.liq"' &
lxterminal -e 'bash -c "cd ~/op25/op25/gr-op25_repeater/apps && tail -f stderr-stream0.2"' &

Add an Application menu icon. Paste the code below into the text editor and save it as /home/pi/.local/share/applications/op25 with liquidsoap.desktop

[Desktop Entry]
Version=1.0
Name=Start P25 scanner
Comment=Start op25
Exec="/home/pi/Documents/op25 with liquidsoap.sh"
Icon=utilities-terminal
Terminal=false
Type=Application
Categories=None;

Start the DMR receiver
This script will open 2 terminal windows with op25 and tail that will show messages. It may also open a plot window if so configured in the .json file.
Paste the code below into the text editor and save it as /home/pi/Documents/start_DMR.sh
```
#! /bin/sh

lxterminal -e 'bash -c "cd ~/op25/op25/gr-op25_repeater/apps && ./multi_rx.py -c dmr_cfg.json -v 9 2> stderr.2"' &
lxterminal -e 'bash -c "cd ~/op25/op25/gr-op25_repeater/apps && tail -f stderr.2"' &
```

Add an Application menu icon. Paste the code below into the text editor and save it as /home/pi/.local/share/applications/Start DMR.desktop

[Desktop Entry]
Version=1.0
Name=Start DMR
Comment=Start DMR
Exec=/home/pi/Documents/start_DMR.sh
Icon=utilities-terminal
Terminal=false
Type=Application
Categories=None;

Start Motorola Type II Smartnet
This script will open 2 terminal windows with op25 and tail that will show messages.
Paste the code below into the text editor and save it as /home/pi/Documents/start_UM_Snet.sh

lxterminal -e 'bash -c "cd ~/op25/op25/gr-op25_repeater/apps && ./multi_rx.py -v 4 -c smartnet_test.json 2> stderr.2"' &
# Using built-in audio
lxterminal -e 'bash -c "cd ~/op25/op25/gr-op25_repeater/apps && tail -f stderr.2"' &

Add an Application menu icon. Paste the code below into the text editor and save it as /home/pi/.local/share/applications/Start Smartnet.desktop

[Desktop Entry]
Version=1.0
Name=Start Smartnet
Comment=Start Smartnet
Exec=/home/pi/Documents/start_UM_Snet.sh
Icon=utilities-terminal
Terminal=false
Type=Application
Categories=None;

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