.desktop file is symbolic link to developer's home directory
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The metamorphose2.desktop file in my /usr/share/app-install/desktop/ directory is a symbolic link to /home/ianare/Desktop/file-folder-ren/build_deb/metamorphose2_0.8.2/debian/metamorphose2/usr/share/applications/metamorphose2.desktop.
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jr_johnstone