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[Linux] .desktop entries have non-existent icons #507

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On GNOME, none of the WPILib desktop menu entries installed by the installer have icons, not even the default icon.

screenshot of WPILib desktop menu icons

This is because the Icon in these .desktop files are set to an .ico file, which isn't usable as an icon on non-Windows systems. Setting it to a path to a .png works, like the below example.

SysId entry with WPILib icon

For reference, with the Elementary-xfce icon theme, the default icon is a square with a gear:

default icon

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