I am trying to create my first appimage and I have just read the online documentation. Most of it is clear, but there is one basic piece of information that I cannot find (overlooked?): how to create a desktop file and what its name or contents should be. Google search for “appimage desktop file”…

What is a "desktop file"?

probono August 4, 2019, 3:59pm 2

Desktop files are not specific to AppImage. Please see the freedesktop XDG desktop file specification.

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