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   - Move the extracted directory to a location of your choice (e.g., ''/opt/zotero'').
-  - Run the ''set_launcher_icon'' script from a terminal to update the .desktop file for that location. ''.desktop'' files require absolute paths for icon paths, so ''set_launcher_icon'' replaces the icon path with the current location of the icon based on where you've placed the files.
+  - Run the ''set_launcher_icon'' script from a terminal to update the .desktop file for that location. .desktop files require absolute paths for icons, so ''set_launcher_icon'' replaces the icon path with the current location of the icon based on where you've placed the directory.
   - Symlink ''zotero.desktop'' into ''~/.local/share/applications/'' (e.g., ''ln -s /opt/zotero/zotero.desktop ~/.local/share/applications/zotero.desktop'')
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 == Debian/Ubuntu-based Distros ==
-A longtime community member maintains [[https://github.com/retorquere/zotero-deb|zotero-deb]], a lightweight wrapper for the official tarball that uses ''apt'' for installation and updates. If you're not comfortable installing tarballs, this is what we recommend using.
+A longtime community member maintains [[https://github.com/retorquere/zotero-deb|zotero-deb]], a lightweight wrapper for the official tarball that uses ''apt'' for installation and updates. If you're not comfortable installing tarballs or having trouble following the above instructions, this is what we recommend using.
 == Other Packages ==