How to start 2 applications with .desktop short cut file in linux ?

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I want to start 2 applications with one shortcut.
One application is GUI based while other is shell based (Terminal=true in .desktop file).

What I have tried:

For this goal, I created a file name **Starter** having following script in this file

./ShellApplication & ./GuiApplication

while .desktop file contains this setting

[Desktop Entry]
    Version=1.0
    Name[en_US]=MyApps.desktop
    GenericName[en_US]=MyApps
    Comment[en_US]=FRT MyApps
    Exec=/usr/share/MyApps/Starter
    Path=/usr/share/MyApps
    Icon=/usr/share/MyApps/MyApps.png
    Terminal=true
    Type=Application
    Categories=Application

When I click on this shortcut file then nothing happens.

**I also have tried this option 2 by changing in .desktop file:**

Exec=/usr/share/MyApps/ShellApplication & /usr/share/MyApps/GuiApplication

With option 2, Only ShellApplication starts.

What is I am doing wrong ?

Posted 11-Feb-22 6:43am

DoingWork

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Richard MacCutchan 12-Feb-22 5:11am

I do not think you can do that in the shell, as the commands are executed in sequence. You most likely need another executable that starts the two programs via exec or system.

DoingWork 14-Feb-22 7:18am

Yes. I have done through another projection creation. Thanks for your reply

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