Give it the ability to make it's own shortcuts

link_linux.go

@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"log"
+	"os/user"
+	"path/filepath"
+)
+
+func DesktopDirectory() (string, error) {
+	myself, err := user.Current()
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	homedir := myself.HomeDir
+	desktop := filepath.Join(homedir, ".local", "share", "applications")
+	return desktop, nil
+}
+
+func CreateShortcuts() error {
+	desktopDir, err := DesktopDirectory()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	torBrowserPath, err := pathToMe()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	tordesktop := filepath.Join(desktopDir, "torbrowser.desktop")
+	torbrowserShortcut := torBrowserPath + " -torbrowser"
+	if err := makeLink(torbrowserShortcut, tordesktop); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	i2pbrowserPath := torBrowserPath + " -i2pbrowser"
+	i2pdesktop := filepath.Join(desktopDir, "i2ptorbrowser.desktop")
+	if err := makeLink(i2pbrowserPath, i2pdesktop); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func desktopTemplate(command string) string {
+	return `[Desktop Entry]
+Encoding=UTF-8
+Version=1.0
+Type=Application
+Terminal=false
+Exec=/bin/sh -c "` + command + `"
+Name=Tor Browser
+Categories=Network;WebBrowser;
+Icon=/var/lib/i2pbrowser/icons/onion.png
+`
+}
+
+func makeLink(src, dst string) error {
+	log.Println("Creating desktop shortcut:", dst)
+	return ioutil.WriteFile(dst, []byte(desktopTemplate(src)), 0644)
+}