How To Install Dex In Debian, Ubuntu, Arch, Kali, Fedora, Raspbian And MacOS?

How To Install Dex In Debian, Ubuntu, Arch, Kali, Fedora, Raspbian And MacOS?

dex

generate and execute Application type .desktop files

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Install dex

  • Debian apt-get install dex Click to copy
  • Ubuntu apt-get install dex Click to copy
  • Arch Linux pacman -S dex Click to copy
  • Kali Linux apt-get install dex Click to copy
  • Fedora dnf install dex Click to copy
  • Raspbian apt-get install dex Click to copy
  • macOS brew install dex Click to copy

dex

generate and execute Application type .desktop files

DesktopEntry eXecution implements the Freedesktop.org autostart specification, independent of any desktop or window manager environment. Applications may be filtered based on the Desktop Environment advertised in the .desktop file. dex can also create a minimal .desktop file for a specified program.

Installing dex command is simple. just copy one of the above commands for your operating system and paste it into terminal. This command is available for Debian, Ubuntu, Arch, Kali, Fedora, Raspbian and macOS operating systems. Once you run the command it will install the latest version of dex 2026 package in your OS.