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Documentation: Convert the links in the .desktop file to absolute paths to avoid potential problems #11115

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Expand Up @@ -148,6 +148,12 @@ provided `.desktop` and icon files to their correct folders:
cp contrib/Helix.desktop ~/.local/share/applications
cp contrib/helix.png ~/.icons # or ~/.local/share/icons
```
It is recommended to convert the links in the `.desktop` file to absolute paths to avoid potential problems:

```sh
sed -i -e "s|Exec=hx %F|Exec=$(readlink -f ~/.cargo/bin/hx) %F|g" \
-e "s|Icon=helix|Icon=$(readlink -f ~/.icons/helix.png)|g" ~/.local/share/applications/Helix.desktop
```

To use another terminal than the system default, you can modify the `.desktop`
file. For example, to use `kitty`:
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