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dex

program to generate and execute DesktopEntry files of the Application type

About dex

program to generate and execute DesktopEntry files of the Application type

This project links 10 native package records across 8 recorded operating-system releases. Compare the retained versions and architectures below, then open the package for your own release.

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Alpine Linux 3.22: 2 package records; Alpine Linux 3.23: 2 package records; Debian 12 (Bookworm): 1 package records; Debian 13 (Trixie): 1 package records; Fedora 43: 1 package records; Fedora 44: 1 package records; openSUSE Leap 15.6: 1 package records; openSUSE Tumbleweed: 1 package records. Catalog coverage diagram, not an application screenshot.dex: recorded package coverageAlpine Linux 3.222 recordsAlpine Linux 3.232 recordsDebian 12 (Bookworm)1 recordsDebian 13 (Trixie)1 recordsFedora 431 recordsFedora 441 recordsopenSUSE Leap 15.61 recordsopenSUSE Tumbleweed1 records
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Project identity

Project
dex
Publisher
Not authoritatively mapped
Native package records
10
Operating systems
alpine-linux-3-22, alpine-linux-3-23, debian-12, debian-13, fedora-43, fedora-44, opensuse-leap-15-6, opensuse-tumbleweed
License expression
GPL-3.0-or-later
Metadata completeness
70/100 (not a software quality rating)
Homepage
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Source repository
Open source repository

Source-reported description

The fullest retained description is shown with its source. Distribution packaging descriptions may include downstream details.

dex-autostart, DesktopEntry Execution, is a program to generate and execute DesktopEntry files of the Application type.

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Packages by operating system

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Alpine Linux 3.22

  1. dex

    Alpine Linux 3.22 / source dex

    0.10.1-r0

    program to generate and execute DesktopEntry files of the Application type

    aarch64x86_64v3.22
  2. dex-doc

    Alpine Linux 3.22 / source dex

    0.10.1-r0

    program to generate and execute DesktopEntry files of the Application type (documentation)

    aarch64x86_64v3.22

Alpine Linux 3.23

  1. dex

    Alpine Linux 3.23 / source dex

    0.10.1-r0

    program to generate and execute DesktopEntry files of the Application type

    aarch64x86_64v3.23
  2. dex-doc

    Alpine Linux 3.23 / source dex

    0.10.1-r0

    program to generate and execute DesktopEntry files of the Application type (documentation)

    aarch64x86_64v3.23

Debian 12 (Bookworm)

  1. dex

    Debian 12 (Bookworm) / x11

    0.9.0-2

    generate and execute Application type .desktop files

    allbookworm

Debian 13 (Trixie)

  1. dex

    Debian 13 (Trixie) / x11

    0.10.1-1

    generate and execute Application type .desktop files

    alltrixie

Fedora 43

  1. dex-autostart

    Fedora 43 / Unspecified / source dex-autostart

    0.10.1-3.fc43

    Generate and execute DesktopEntry files

    noarch43

Fedora 44

  1. dex-autostart

    Fedora 44 / Unspecified / source dex-autostart

    0.10.1-5.fc44

    Generate and execute DesktopEntry files

    noarch44

openSUSE Leap 15.6

  1. dex

    openSUSE Leap 15.6 / System/X11/Utilities / source dex

    0.9.0-bp156.3.1

    DesktopEntry Execution

    noarchleap-15.6

openSUSE Tumbleweed

  1. dex

    openSUSE Tumbleweed / System/X11/Utilities / source dex

    0.9.0-1.16

    DesktopEntry Execution

    noarchtumbleweed

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