How to install and edit desktop files on Linux (Desktop entries)

Linux comes with three commands for developers, sysadmins and users to set up a hierarchy of applications, typically displayed as a menu. In other words, these commands allow third-party software to add menu items that work for all desktops. In addition, it allows Linux system administrators to edit menus in a way that affects all desktops using the following commands to install and edit desktop files on Linux to make Desktop entries:

desktop-file-edit command is a tool for editing desktop files.
Use the desktop-file-install command to install .desktop files.
Update database of desktop entries cache using the update-desktop-database command.
Validate desktop entry files using desktop-file-validate command.

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