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Merge pull request #92 from amikhalev/add-desktop-entry 

Added a freedesktop.org desktop entry and instructions for using it to README.md
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[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
TryExec=alacritty
Exec=alacritty
Icon=utilities-terminal
Terminal=false
Catagories=System;TerminalEmulator
Name=Alacritty
GenericName=Terminal
Comment=A cross-platform, GPU enhanced terminal emulator

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many things (such as arrow keys) would not work. If you're on macOS, you'll need
to change the `monospace` font family to something like `Menlo`.
### Desktop Entry
Many linux distributions support desktop entries for adding applications to
system menus. To install the desktop entry for Alacritty, run
```sh
sudo cp target/release/alacritty /usr/local/bin # or anywhere else in $PATH
cp Alacritty.desktop ~/.local/share/applications
```
### Configuration
Although it's possible the default configuration would work on your system,