diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 4f2afb814..9f30f18ea 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -511,7 +511,10 @@ if (WIN32)
 elseif (SLIC3R_FHS)
     set(SLIC3R_FHS_RESOURCES "${CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_DATAROOTDIR}/PrusaSlicer")
     install(DIRECTORY "${SLIC3R_RESOURCES_DIR}/" DESTINATION "${SLIC3R_FHS_RESOURCES}")
+    install(FILES src/platform/unix/PrusaSlicer.desktop DESTINATION ${SLIC3R_FHS_RESOURCES}/applications)
 else ()
+    install(FILES src/platform/unix/PrusaSlicer.desktop DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/resources/applications)
     install(DIRECTORY "${SLIC3R_RESOURCES_DIR}/" DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/resources")
 endif ()
+
 configure_file(${LIBDIR}/platform/unix/fhs.hpp.in ${LIBDIR_BIN}/platform/unix/fhs.hpp)
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index dbdd22778..c93d95946 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -204,11 +204,11 @@ if (WIN32)
             VERBATIM
         )
     endif ()
-    
+
     # This has to be a separate target due to the windows command line lenght limits
     add_custom_target(PrusaSlicerDllsCopy ALL DEPENDS PrusaSlicer)
     prusaslicer_copy_dlls(PrusaSlicerDllsCopy)
-    
+
 else ()
     if (APPLE)
         # On OSX, the name of the binary matches the name of the Application.
@@ -247,4 +247,7 @@ if (WIN32)
     endif ()
 else ()
     install(TARGETS PrusaSlicer RUNTIME DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR}")
+
+    # Install the symlink for gcodeviewer
+    install(CODE "execute_process(COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E create_symlink prusa-slicer prusa-gcodeviewer WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR})")
 endif ()
diff --git a/src/platform/unix/PrusaSlicer.desktop b/src/platform/unix/PrusaSlicer.desktop
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..464873f45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/platform/unix/PrusaSlicer.desktop
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+[Desktop Entry]
+Name=PrusaSlicer
+Exec=prusa-slicer %F
+Icon=PrusaSlicer
+Terminal=false
+Type=Application
+MimeType=model/stl;application/vnd.ms-3mfdocument;application/prs.wavefront-obj;application/x-amf;
+Categories=Graphics;3DGraphics;
+Keywords=3D;Printing;Slicer;
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