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Creating a Desktop entry for AppImage

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Great! Since you’ve already made the AppImage executable, the next steps involve creating a desktop shortcut so you can easily launch Obsidian from your KDE environment. Here’s how to do it:

  1. Open a text editor (e.g., KWrite, Kate, or any text editor you prefer).

  2. Paste the following content into the text editor, replacing the placeholders with your specific details:

    [Desktop Entry]
Name=Obsidian
Comment=Obsidian Note-taking app
Exec=/path/to/Obsidian-1.6.7.AppImage
Icon=/path/to/icon.png
Terminal=false
Type=Application
Categories=Utility;
    • Name: The name that will appear on the desktop icon.
    • Comment: A brief description of the application.
    • Exec: The full path to your AppImage file.
    • Icon: The path to an icon file (optional, but recommended for a better look). You can download an icon from the web or use a placeholder icon.
    • Terminal: Set this to false if the app doesn’t need a terminal to run.
    • Type: Set this to Application.
    • Categories: This helps categorize the application in your menu; adjust as needed.

  3. Save the file with a .desktop extension, e.g., obsidian.desktop. You can save it to your Desktop or any location you prefer.

  4. Open a terminal. Navigate to the directory where you saved the .desktop file (e.g., Desktop):

    cd ~/Desktop
    • Run the following command to make it executable: 
      chmod +x obsidian.desktop

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