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Set up Franz for Ubuntu
  • Download Franz for your distribution from MeetFranz.com
  • sudo mkdir /opt/franz
  • change into the same directory as the downloaded file, then sudo tar -xf Franz-linux-x64-4.9.4.tgz -C /opt/franz
  • sudo touch /usr/share/applications/franz.desktop then sudo vim /usr/share/applications/franz.desktop

paste the following lines into the file, then save the file:

[Desktop Entry]
Name=Franz
Comment=
Exec=/opt/franz/Franz
Icon=/opt/franz/resources/app.asar.unpacked/assets/franz.svg
Terminal=false
Type=Application
Categories=Messaging,Internet
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