How to add a menu item for SPSS in Linux

I keep forgetting where SPSS installs itself - this .desktop file may be of help to others too.

Create .desktop file for SPSS:

 sudo leafpad /usr/share/applications/spss.desktop  

Add this text to that file:

 [Desktop Entry]  
 Name=SPSS  
 GenericName=SPSS  
 Comment=Statistics program  
 Exec=/opt/IBM/SPSS/Statistics/19/bin/stats  
 Icon=gnome-monitor  
 Terminal=false  
 Type=Application  
 Categories=Application;Education;  

Save, then log out and back in again, or restart the desktop using

 xfdesktop --reload  

if using an XFCE desktop.

 SPSS will now be available under Applications -> Education.