Kdeamon - Cute App Launcher Deamon

Kdeamon is a minimalist, daemonized application launcher for Linux built with the Fyne GUI toolkit. It provides an intuitive search bar with fuzzy matching, allowing users to quickly find and launch applications installed on their system. Kdeamon runs as a background process (daemon) on system startup.

Features

• Fuzzy Search: Type a few letters to find any installed application.
• Autocomplete Suggestions: Inline autocomplete feature helps you find the closest match.
• Daemonized Operation: Automatically starts in the background on system boot.

Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Go: Ensure Go is installed (version 1.16 or higher).
• Fyne GUI Toolkit: The launcher uses Fyne for its graphical interface.
• Systemd: Needed to run Kdeamon as a daemon on Linux.

Installing Dependencies

1. Clone this repository: git clone <repository-url> cd Kdeamon Install required packages: go mod tidy

install fyne go get fyne.io/fyne/v2

Building the Project

go build -o Kdeamon

Setup Deamon

Move Kdeamon executable

sudo mv Kdeamon /usr/local/bin/

Create a systemd service file:

sudo vim /etc/systemd/system/kdeamon.service

Add the service file or copy

[Unit] Description=Kdeamon Application Launcher After=network.target

[Service] ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/Kdeamon Environment=DISPLAY=:0 Environment=XAUTHORITY=/home/ADDUSERNAMEHERE/.Xauthority Restart=on-failure Type=oneshot RemainAfterExit=true

[Install] WantedBy=default.target

Enable and start the service:

sudo systemctl daemon-reload sudo systemctl enable kdeamon sudo systemctl start kdeamon

then check if its running

sudo systemctl status kdeamon

Usage

Open Kdeamon: It will automatically open on system boot.

Search Applications:

Type into the search bar to find applications. Select an application by typing its name or using the autocomplete suggestion.

Launch Application:

Press Enter to launch the selected application.

Troubleshooting

Daemon Not Starting:

Ensure that DISPLAY and XAUTHORITY are correctly set in the service file. The XAUTHORITY path may vary based on your setup. Autocomplete Not Working: Check that applications are correctly loaded from .desktop files located in /usr/share/applications, /usr/local/share/applications, and ~/.local/share/applications.