So you Want Launchers on your Ubuntu 11.10 Desktop

As I start digging into Ubuntu 11.10 I keep finding more and more stuff you can't do that you used to be able to in previous versions. But there are ways around some things so today I'm going to show you how to add launchers to your Ubuntu 11.10 Desktop.

Ok, so first you need to install gnome-panel package.
To this open up the Terminal, press Ctrl-Alt-T.
Now type in the following command:
sudo apt-get install --no-install-recommends gnome-panel 
Press ENTER

Now we will create our new launcher.
Using the Terminal type the following command:
gnome-desktop-item-edit ~/Desktop/ --create-new

This will open up a launcher dialog box like so.

Press OK, and BOOM!

There is your Desktop Launcher.