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Cursor IDE Installation on Arch Linux
# Install Cursor AI IDE
mkdir -p ~/apps
curl -L https://api2.cursor.sh/updates/download/golden/linux-x64/cursor/2.4 -o ~/apps/cursor.AppImage
chmod +x ~/apps/cursor.AppImage
curl -L https://mintlify.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/cursor/images/logo/app-logo.svg -o ~/apps/cursor.svg
mkdir -p ~/.local/share/applications
cat > ~/.local/share/applications/cursor.desktop <<EOL
[Desktop Entry]
Name=Cursor IDE
Exec=$HOME/apps/cursor.AppImage
Icon=$HOME/apps/cursor.svg
Type=Application
Categories=Development;IDE;
Terminal=false
EOL
update-desktop-database ~/.local/share/applications
cat > ~/.local/bin/cursor <<'EOL'
#!/bin/bash
"$HOME/apps/cursor.AppImage" "$@"
EOL
chmod +x ~/.local/bin/cursor
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