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Matlab launcher on Gnome
.PHONY: all
all:
mv matlab.png /usr/share/icons/hicolor/256x256/apps/
mv matlab.desktop /usr/share/applications/
echo alias matlab=\'matlab -nodisplay\' >> /etc/bash.bashrc
update-menus
[Desktop Entry]
Categories=Development;Math;Science;Education;
Comment=Matlab Programming Language
TryExec=matlab
Exec=/usr/local/bin/matlab -desktop
Hidden=false
Icon=/usr/share/icons/hicolor/256x256/apps/matlab.png
Name=Matlab
Terminal=false
Type=Application
Version=1.0
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