To add an application to the GNOME Desktop, perform the
following steps:
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Add a menu item for the application. For more information
on how to add an item to a menu, see Chapter 2 ― Customizing Menus.
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Add an icon for the application to /usr/share/icons/theme-name/icon-size/apps.
For more information on icons and themes, see Chapter 3 ― Installing Themes.
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If the application uses a new MIME type, add a file content
sniffer for the new MIME type. For more information on file content sniffers,
see Section 5.2.1 ― File Content Sniffers.
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If the application uses a new MIME type, add a MIME information
file for the application to the MIME type registry. For more information on
MIME information files, see Section 5.2.3.1 ― MIME Information Files.
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Add a MIME keys file for the application to the MIME type
registry. For more information on MIME keys files, see Section 5.2.3.2 ― MIME Keys Files.
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If the application uses a new MIME type, add an icon for the
MIME type to /usr/share/icons/theme-name/icon-size/mimetypes. For more information on icons
and themes, see Chapter 3 ― Installing Themes.
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To associate the application with a MIME type, add an application
registration file to the application registry. For more information on the
application registry, see Section 5.3 ― Registering Applications for MIME Types.