File matlab.desktop of Package matlab-launcher
#!/usr/bin/env xdg-open [Desktop Entry] Type=Application Icon=/usr/share/icons/matlab.png Name=MATLAB GenericName=MATLAB Comment=Start MATLAB - The Language of Technical Computing #Uncomment the following line and comment the line after to #force matlab to use the 32 bits architecture #Exec=matlab -arch=glnx86 -desktop Exec=matlab -desktop Categories=Science;Math; #Uncomment the following line if you've got several matlab icons in the launcher #StartupWMClass=com-mathworks-util-PostVMInit