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Clarifies instructions on link-opening for Linux
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The built installers can then be found in the `dist` folder.
## Custom protocol support (Only Linux)

To be able to take advantage of zbay protocol on linux (Other platforms work by default) you need to create Desktop Entry.
You can find template file in repository ```zbay.desktop```. You need to change ```Exec=/path/to/zbay/Zbay-version.AppImage``` inside ```zbay.desktop``` to match your path to Zbay AppImage file.
Then place file inside ```~/.local/share/applications/``` folder and run command to register new entry ```xdg-mime default zbay.desktop x-scheme-handler/zbay```
To be able to open Zbay links on Linux you will, for the time being, need to create a "Desktop Entry".

1. Find the ```zbay.desktop``` template file in the repository.
2. Open ```zbay.desktop``` and change ```Exec=/path/to/zbay/Zbay-version.AppImage``` inside to match the path to your Zbay AppImage file.
3. Place the file inside the ```~/.local/share/applications/``` folder and run the following command to register the new entry: ```xdg-mime default zbay.desktop x-scheme-handler/zbay```

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