#21 2020-07-16 20:49:59

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Gaucho

From: High in the Custerdome

Registered: 2015-09-17

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Re: To find application

Look at the "exec=...." line in the .desktop file; see what the /usr/bin/<executable> is called; look at the manpage; use apropos or which; etc

Also the 'exec=' line in /usr/share/applications.

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johnraff

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From: Nagoya, Japan

Registered: 2015-09-09

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Re: To find application

^ ,^^, ^^^What I usually do: 'dpkg -L <packagename>' and look for what gets installed under /usr/bin.

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