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how to add a desktop entry for a app arch linux
create a folder wherever you want like: /usr/share/minecraft/
move minecraft.jar and a 96x96px mc.png to that folder
sudo nano /usr/share/applications/appname.desktop
add these lines
[Desktop Entry]
Encoding=UTF-8
Name=AppName
Categories=App Category Name
Exec=java -jar /usr/share/minecraft/minecraft.jar
Icon=/usr/share/minecraft/mc.png
StartupNotify=false
Terminal=false
Type=Application
Comment=Application Name
StartupWMClass=Class
MimeType=application/*
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