logseq/journals/2023_05_24.md

• Launching the AppImage file

  • anytype for example

  • move to /opt/bin/Anytype.AppImage
  • change its permission chmod u+x
  • Within the .AppImage directory create a temp directory and cd into it

    • mkdir temp && cd temp
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  • Umpack the .AppImage

    • ../Anytype.AppImage --appimage-extract`
      

  • Copy the icon to /usr/share/icons

    • sudo cp ./squashfs-root/usr/share/icons/hicolor/0x0/apps/anytype2.png /usr/share/icons/Anytype.png
      

  • Create /usr/share/applications/anytype.desktop(change the parameters to your linking)

    • sudo vim /usr/share/applications/anytype.desktop
      ################################################
      [Desktop Entry]
      Name=Anytype    
      Comment=Digital brain
      Exec=/opt/bin/Anytype.AppImage %U
      Icon=/usr/share/icons/Anytype.png                                                            
      Terminal=false
      Type=Application
      Encoding=UTF-8
      Categories=Application;
      Name[en_US]=Anytype
      

  • Delete the temp folder
• :LOGBOOK: CLOCK: [2023-05-25 Thu 17:38:08] CLOCK: [2023-05-25 Thu 17:38:09]--[2023-05-25 Thu 17:38:49] => 00:00:40 CLOCK: [2023-05-25 Thu 17:38:50] :END: