rodrigojcmello
7/29/2017 - 1:55 AM

Set up Franz for Ubuntu

Set up Franz for Ubuntu

setup.md
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  • Download Franz for your distribution from MeetFranz.com
  • change into the same directory as the downloaded file, then sudo tar -xf Franz-linux-x64-0.9.10.tgz -C /opt/franz
  • (optional) wget "https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/360/1*v86tTomtFZIdqzMNpvwIZw.png" -O franz-icon.png then sudo cp franz-icon.png /opt/franz
  • (optional) sudo touch /usr/share/applications/franz.desktop then sudo vim /usr/share/applications/franz.desktop

paste the following lines into the file, then save the file:

[Desktop Entry]
Name=Franz
Comment=
Exec=/opt/franz/Franz
Icon=/opt/franz/franz-icon.png
Terminal=false
Type=Application
Categories=Messaging,Internet