Create a launcher for XAMPP on Lubuntu 18.04 LTS

create_launcher_xampp.sh

#!/bin/bash
if [ "$(id -u)" != "0" ]; then
	echo 'need root!'
	exit
fi

cat << EOF > /usr/share/polkit-1/actions/org.freedesktop.policykit.xampp.policy
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE policyconfig PUBLIC
 "-//freedesktop//DTD PolicyKit Policy Configuration 1.0//EN"
 "http://www.freedesktop.org/standards/PolicyKit/1/policyconfig.dtd">
<policyconfig>
    <action id="org.freedesktop.policykit.pkexec.xampp">
    <description>Run xampp program</description>
    <message>Authentication is required to run the xampp</message>
    <icon_name></icon_name>
    <defaults>
        <allow_any>auth_admin</allow_any>
        <allow_inactive>auth_admin</allow_inactive>
        <allow_active>auth_admin</allow_active>
    </defaults>
    <annotate key="org.freedesktop.policykit.exec.path">/opt/lampp/manager-linux-x64.run</annotate>
    <annotate key="org.freedesktop.policykit.exec.allow_gui">true</annotate>
    </action>
</policyconfig>
EOF

cat << EOF > /usr/share/applications/lampp.desktop
[Desktop Entry]
Version=1.0
Type=Application
Name=Xampp
GenericName=Xampp
Comment=Apache php w mysql and ftp
Exec=pkexec /opt/lampp/manager-linux-x64.run
Categories=Development;IDE;
Icon=/opt/lampp/htdocs/favicon.ico
Terminal=false
StartupNotify=true
EOF