[SOLVED] Application running in a particular directory after installation

Issue

I am running Fedora 36. On my way to install Discord, I came through a process, here it is:

1. Downloaded discord.rar.gz
2. Unpack the file
3. Open the extracted directory
4. Found the file Discord with no extension:
5. I just double-clicked the file, it started installing (in GUI).

After it was installed, I still could not find it in App Drawer and when I run the same Discord file with no extension, it just opens the Discord app. I am curious to know what's happening here. How can I get the app in the app drawer? Note that I tried copying the file to another location and then double-clicking it. It did nothing.

I clicked the file Discord in the directory. I was expecting that it was an installer and it would install the application, and it would be available in the app drawer. But, after it was installed, it didn't appear in the app drawer. Also double-clicking the same file again, opens the Discord app.

Solution

These are the steps to take if you want to keep changes to a minimum:

Download Discord for Linux tar.gz

Create the directory where you will install Discord

sudo mkdir /usr/share/discord

Extract and store in the directory created in the previous step

sudo tar xvzf discord-0.0.17.tar.gz -C /usr/share/discord

Copy the application launcher to the right place

sudo cp /usr/share/discord/Discord/discord.desktop /usr/share/applications

Point the icon to the right location

sudo sed -i 's|Icon=discord|Icon=/usr/share/discord/Discord/discord.png|g' /usr/share/applications/discord.desktop

Now if you go to Applications > Internet should be there.

Answered By - Dan M

Answer Checked By - Dawn Plyler (WPSolving Volunteer)