How to Create the Best Launcher Yourself? - Adding Frequently Used Applications to the Launcher

Since deepin 20.9 doesn’t support adding frequently used applications, every time I want to open software, I have to spend ages searching for it... (so frustrating).

Plus, I don't like adding icons to the desktop (I'm a wallpaper enthusiast ^_^).

So, let's just modify it ourselves ^_^.

Enough talking, let's get to the images!

Original Version:

Modified Version:

The deb package and source code are here:

dde-launcher-5.5.40.3.zip

To install using the deb package:

1. After extracting, run the following command:

sudo apt install ./dde-launcher_5.5.40.2-1_amd64.deb

1. Then restart your system.

If you don't want to use it anymore, you can reinstall the original version:

sudo apt reinstall dde-launcher

Or, to install based on the source code:

1. After extracting, run:

sudo apt edit-source

Ensure src-deb is uncommented (this allows you to download the source code).

1. Download the official source code:

apt source dde-launcher

1. Install dependencies:

apt build-dep dde-launcher

1. Navigate to the source directory:

cd dde-launcher-5.5.40.2/

1. Apply the patch:

git apply 0001-xxx.patch

1. Create a build directory:

mkdir build

1. Navigate to the build directory:

cd build

1. Generate the makefiles with cmake:

cmake ..

1. Compile the source code:

make -j12

1. Install the launcher:

sudo make install

After installation, restart your system or kill the dde-launcher process, and you’re done ^_^.