- Download Franz for your distribution from MeetFranz.com
- change into the same directory as the downloaded file, then
sudo tar -xf Franz-linux-x64-0.9.10.tgz -C /opt/franz
- (optional)
wget "https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/360/1*v86tTomtFZIdqzMNpvwIZw.png" -O franz-icon.png
thensudo cp franz-icon.png /opt/franz
- (optional)
sudo touch /usr/share/applications/franz.desktop
thensudo vim /usr/share/applications/franz.desktop
paste the following lines into the file, then save the file:
[Desktop Entry]
Name=Franz
Comment=
Exec=/opt/franz/Franz
Icon=/opt/franz/franz-icon.png
Terminal=false
Type=Application
Categories=Messaging,Internet
is anyone else experiencing franz opening and then having an entry on the launcher in ubuntu without an icon or name?