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Ubuntu 24.04 Add StartupWMClass to .Desktop

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By your_full_name
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  1. console execute xprop WM_CLASS, and use Alt-Tab to switch to the application window, and click.

  2. The result would be:

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WM_CLASS(STRING) = "sun-awt-X11-XFramePeer", "NetBeans IDE 8.2"
  1. paste without the double qoutes:
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[Desktop Entry]  
...
StartupWMClass=NetBeans IDE 8.2
...
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