How to add application to the launcher in Ubuntu

To add application to the launcher in Ubuntu, we need create a .desktop file in the /usr/share/applications

The .desktop file has the following format:



[Desktop Entry]
Name=pyCharm
Type=Application
Exec=/home/username/Programs/pyCharm/pycharm-community-3.4.1/bin/pycharm.sh
Terminal=false
Icon=/home/username/Programs/pyCharm/pycharm-community-3.4.1/bin/pycharm.png
NoDisplay=false
Categories=Development;IDE
Name[en]=pyCharm