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--- linux:start [2025/04/08 22:10] – [AppImages] mh
+++ linux:start [2026/01/01 10:23] (current) – [Useful shell] mh
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 ====== Linux ======
-  -[[linux:RBS|Razer Blade Stealth in Linux]]
+  -**[[linux:RBS|Razer Blade Stealth in Linux]]**
-  -[[linux:lampp|LAMPP local server]]
+  -**[[linux:lampp|LAMPP local server]]**
-  -[[linux:git|Git basics]]
+  -**[[linux:git|Git basics]]**
-  -[[linux:bash|Bash]]
+  -**[[linux:bash|Bash]]**
-  -[[linux:sed|sed]]
+  -**[[linux:sed|sed]]**
 ===== PATH =====
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 Extract the content of an AppImage :
+<code bash>
 ./your.AppImage --appimage-extract
+#And copy to somewhere sensible
+sudo cp squashfs-root/myapp.png /usr/share/icons/hicolor/256x256/apps/
+</code>
 This is useful if you want to get the Icon.
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 $ ./example.AppImage
 </code>
+Some AppImages support:
+<code bash>
+./MyApp.AppImage --install
+</code>
+This automatically:
+  * Creates a .desktop file
+  * Extracts the icon
+  * Registers everything correctly
+If it works, this is the cleanest solution. If not, manual extraction remains the most reliable path.
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+=== Empty a file ===
+<code bash>
+: > ~/path/to/file
+</code>
+  * : is the shell’s no-op builtin
+  * Redirection truncates the file to zero bytes
+  * File permissions and ownership are preserved
 ===== apt and dpkg =====