diff --git a/src/scripts/desktop_integration.sh b/src/scripts/desktop_integration.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# Friction - https://friction.graphics
+#
+# Copyright (c) Friction contributors
+#
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#
+
+# Desktop integration for Linux portable
+
+set -e -x
+
+CWD=`pwd`
+SRC=${SRC:-${CWD}}
+DEST=${DEST:-"${HOME}/.local/share"}
+
+DESKTOP_FILE=${SRC}/share/applications/graphics.friction.Friction.desktop
+MIME_FILE=${SRC}/share/mime/packages/graphics.friction.Friction.xml
+DESKTOP_ICON_SVG=${SRC}/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/graphics.friction.Friction.svg
+DESKTOP_ICON_PNG=${SRC}/share/icons/hicolor/256x256/apps/graphics.friction.Friction.png
+MIME_ICON_SVG=${SRC}/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/mimetypes/application-x-graphics.friction.Friction.svg
+MIME_ICON_PNG=${SRC}/share/icons/hicolor/256x256/mimetypes/application-x-graphics.friction.Friction.png
+
+if [ ! -d "${DEST}" ]; then
+    mkdir -p ${DEST}
+fi
+if [ ! -d "${DEST}/applications" ]; then
+    mkdir -p ${DEST}/applications
+fi
+if [ ! -d "${DEST}/mime/packages" ]; then
+    mkdir -p ${DEST}/mime/packages
+fi
+if [ ! -d "${DEST}/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps" ]; then
+    mkdir -p ${DEST}/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps
+fi
+if [ ! -d "${DEST}/icons/hicolor/scalable/mimetypes" ]; then
+    mkdir -p ${DEST}/icons/hicolor/scalable/mimetypes
+fi
+if [ ! -d "${DEST}/icons/hicolor/256x256/apps" ]; then
+    mkdir -p ${DEST}/icons/hicolor/256x256/apps
+fi
+if [ ! -d "${DEST}/icons/hicolor/256x256/mimetypes" ]; then
+    mkdir -p ${DEST}/icons/hicolor/256x256/mimetypes
+fi
+
+cat ${DESKTOP_FILE} | sed 's#Exec=friction#Exec='${SRC}'/bin/friction#' > ${DEST}/applications/graphics.friction.Friction.desktop
+cp -a ${MIME_FILE} ${DEST}/mime/packages/graphics.friction.Friction.xml
+cp -a ${DESKTOP_ICON_SVG} ${DEST}/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/graphics.friction.Friction.svg
+cp -a ${DESKTOP_ICON_PNG} ${DEST}/icons/hicolor/256x256/apps/graphics.friction.Friction.png
+cp -a ${MIME_ICON_SVG} ${DEST}/icons/hicolor/scalable/mimetypes/application-x-graphics.friction.Friction.svg
+cp -a ${MIME_ICON_PNG} ${DEST}/icons/hicolor/256x256/mimetypes/application-x-graphics.friction.Friction.png