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Create executable for AppImage or executable to launch from any directory in Ubuntu
  • Move the directory or AppImage to a desired location.
sudo mkdir -p /<example_dir>/
sudo mv <my_executable_dir> /<example_dir>/
  • Create a symlink in a directory which is in the PATH.
sudo ln -s /<example_dir>/<my_example_dir>/<executable> /usr/local/bin/<executable_name>
  • Example-1:
sudo mkdir -p /pycharm
sudo mv pycharm-2022.3 /pycharm/
sudo ln -s /pycharm/pycharm-2022.3/bin/pycharm /usr/local/bin/pycharm
  • Example-2:
sudo mkdir -p /dadroit
sudo mv ./DadroitJSONViewer.AppImage /dadroit/
sudo ln -s /dadroit/DadroitJSONViewer.AppImage /usr/local/bin/dadroit
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