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Manually install linux applications desktop files

Create a desktop file:

[Desktop Entry]
Version=1.0
Type=Application
Terminal=false
Exec=/home/path/to/app/binary
Name=App Name
Comment=App Description
Icon=/home/path/to/app/icon.png
Categories=Utility;

Save the file with .desktop extension (e.g. myapp.desktop) and copy that file to $HOME/.local/share/applications/.

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