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How I manage AppImages on Linux
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| # Add this to path (.desktop will be in path so this only needs to be part of $PATH if you want to run from command line) | |
| mkdir -p ~/Applications | |
| # Put the AppImage in the right spot | |
| mv ~/Downloads/*AppImage ~/Applications | |
| # Find program files, which may include an existing icon if lucky | |
| find / -type f -iname "*orca*slicer*" 2>/dev/null | |
| # Create the .desktop file, see https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Desktop_entries | |
| nano ~/.local/share/applications/my-program.desktop | |
| update-desktop-database |
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