can i set commandline prefix for apps xfce launches?

djdisodo · 2021-10-16 11:28:51

how can i set commandline prefix for apps launched from Application tab and from desktop
(i want to set nice level by doing this)

ToZ · 2021-10-16 12:45:28

Hello and welcome.

What exactly do you mean by "commandline prefix"? Can you give an example?

djdisodo · 2021-10-17 00:59:44

ToZ wrote:

Hello and welcome.
What exactly do you mean by "commandline prefix"? Can you give an example?

if i start firefox it will run `firefox`, if i start telegram it will run `telegram`

i want to add `nice -n 1` prefix so these will run `nice -n 1 firefox` and `nice -n 1 telegram` instead

ToZ · 2021-10-17 10:33:10

Copy the desktop file from /usr/share/applications to ~/.local/share/applications (create the directory if it doesn't exist) and then edit the "Exec=" line and prepend the nice value/command. For example,

Exec=firefox

...would become:

Exec=nice -n 1 firefox

djdisodo · 2021-10-18 02:15:00

ToZ wrote:

Copy the desktop file from /usr/share/applications to ~/.local/share/applications (create the directory if it doesn't exist) and then edit the "Exec=" line and prepend the nice value/command. For example,
Exec=firefox
...would become:
Exec=nice -n 1 firefox

seems i can't apply it for all apps unless i do this for every app
thanks i will do this for apps i use most and runs heavy

it will be great if xfce support this but usage seems too niche

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can i set commandline prefix for apps xfce launches?

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