What's wrong with this .desktop file?

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I can't figure out what's wrong with this. According to this, it should work. Thanks!

[Desktop Entry]
Version=1.0
Name=D3GO
Comment=D3GO televizija preko interneta
Exec=~/D3GO/D3GO
Path=~/D3GO/
Icon=~/D3GO/D3GO.png
Terminal=false
Type=Application
Categories=Application;

Hmmm. I understand, but this is .desktop file which should be on multiple computers, not just mine. How to replace it with the user who runs installation script which will copy this file? — Dusan Milosevic, Jul 08 '14 at 19:12
Use actual pathnames and place the file you need to execute in /opt/ — Rinzwind, Jul 08 '14 at 19:14

score 3 · Accepted Answer · edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:23

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These lines are wrong:

Exec=~/D3GO/D3GO
Path=~/D3GO/
Icon=~/D3GO/D3GO.png

You must to use the full path names.

edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:23

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answered Jul 08 '14 at 19:35

Radu Rădeanu

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There are some tricks to use relative paths... [how to include an environment variable in the launcher?](http://askubuntu.com/questions/139195/how-to-include-an-environment-variable-in-the-launcher) and [How to include environment Variable in launcher for icon](http://askubuntu.com/questions/476233/how-to-include-environment-variable-in-launcher-for-icon) – TuKsn Jul 08 '14 at 22:44

What's wrong with this .desktop file?

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