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How to register an AppImage as a desktop application in Linux
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1. Download the `.AppImage` file and an icon you would like to register it with | |
2. Move the `.AppImage` file to the path `/bin`, e.g. `sudo mv ~/Downloads/Vemto.AppImage /bin/` | |
3. Make it executable with `sudo chmod +x /bin/Vemto.AppImage` | |
4. Save the icon under `/usr/share/icons/custom/vemto.png` e.g. `sudo mkdir --parents /usr/share/icons/custom && sudo mv ~/Downloads/vemto.png /usr/share/icons/custom/` | |
5. Create a `.desktop` file under `~/.local/share/applications/vemto.desktop` | |
6. Paste the following content into it (make sure to remove the comments): | |
``` | |
[Desktop Entry] | |
Name=Vemto | |
Comment=Transform the way you develop Laravel projects with our all-encompassing code generation tool | |
Exec=/bin/Vemto.AppImage | |
Terminal=false | |
Type=Application | |
Icon=/usr/share/icons/custom/vemto.png | |
Categories=Utility | |
Keywords=vemto | |
StartupWMClass=Vemto | |
Actions=NewWindow | |
``` |
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