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Add first line for creating own desktop file

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To edit a desktop entry including those on your menu you will need to open the .desktop entry in featherpad or the text editor of your choice you can also on desktop icons right click on the icon and :menuselection:`Open With`. To launch a program with an option simply add that option to the line that starts with Exec=. To change what the name of the desktop file shows up as on the desktop and in file manger change the entry line that starts with Name=. To change the icon to that used by something else change the line starting with Icon=.
Creating
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To create your own desktop file you will need to have certain required fields in your file
one thing you will need on the first line is
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[desktop entry]