# install deb to show applications

**URL:** https://discourse.cmake.org/t/install-deb-to-show-applications/7136
**Category:** Usage
**Tags:** os:linux
**Created:** [December 27, 2022, 8:53am UTC](https://discourse.cmake.org/t/install-deb-to-show-applications/7136 "2022-12-27T08:53:55Z")
**Posts on this page:** 2
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### Author: ![alice](https://discourse.cmake.org/user_avatar/discourse.cmake.org/alice/32/1615_2.png) [@alice](https://discourse.cmake.org/u/alice)
#### Post date: [December 27, 2022, 8:53am UTC](https://discourse.cmake.org/t/install-deb-to-show-applications/7136/1 "2022-12-27T08:53:55Z")

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How to let DEB program show the linux show applications and I click the icon to start it

how can I implement it with cmake

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### Author: ![ben.boeckel](https://discourse.cmake.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/ea5d25/32.png) [@ben.boeckel](https://discourse.cmake.org/u/ben.boeckel)
#### Post date: [December 28, 2022, 12:42pm UTC](https://discourse.cmake.org/t/install-deb-to-show-applications/7136/2 "2022-12-28T12:42:37Z")

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Same as your previous question: a `.desktop` file is how these things are usually handled.