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Telegram Desktop Entry
[Desktop Entry]
Version=1.0
Name=Telegram Desktop
Comment=Official desktop version of Telegram messaging app
TryExec=/opt/Telegram/Telegram
Exec=/opt/Telegram/Telegram -- %u
Icon=telegram
Terminal=false
StartupWMClass=TelegramDesktop
Type=Application
Categories=Network;InstantMessaging;Qt;
MimeType=x-scheme-handler/tg;
X-Desktop-File-Install-Version=0.23
@omkarnathsingh
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Thanks. It worked for me.

@quedlin
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quedlin commented Jul 10, 2021

I have put it to /usr/share/applications on my debian 10 xfce
Works perfectly. Thank you!

@fjh1997
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fjh1997 commented Dec 30, 2021

try not use MimeType=x-scheme-handler/tg;, and add x-scheme-handler/tg=tg.desktop in [Default Applications] entry of ~/.config/mimeapps.list or telegram will overwrite it withuserapp-Telegram Desktop-xxxxx.desktop
see telegramdesktop/tdesktop#16311

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