# Upgrading Pinegrow on Fedora Linux - part 3 (Work-around)

**URL:** <https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/upgrading-pinegrow-on-fedora-linux-part-3-work-around/10509>\
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**Created:** [March 18, 2025, 9:15am UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/upgrading-pinegrow-on-fedora-linux-part-3-work-around/10509 "2025-03-18T09:15:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![theodekreijger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dc4da7/32.png) [@theodekreijger](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/theodekreijger)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2025, 9:15am UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/upgrading-pinegrow-on-fedora-linux-part-3-work-around/10509/1 "2025-03-18T09:15:31Z")

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Dear all,

Pinegrow Web Editor - 7.93 was removed from Fedora Software (flatpack installer). Since then you can only download the latest version in a ZIP file from the Pinegrow website as mentioned in my previous posts. But then you’re on your own.

Work-around that so far seems to work for me:

1. Unpack the ZIP file (double-click).
2. Create an **App** folder in your **Home** folder using the **File manager**.
3. Cut and paste **PinegrowLinux(latest version no)** inside this **App** folder.
4. Right-click the file **PinegrowLibrary** and select **Properties**.
5. Activate the option **Run as application** at the bottom and close this window.
6. Right-click **PinegrowLibrary** again and select **Run**.

From now on you have to run this file every time you want to work with Pinegrow. But there is only a generic app icon at the **Dash** for Pinegrow and you cannot attach the app perminantly to the **Dash** as well.

What will not work is the **Terminal** commands like “/home/[username]/Apps/PinegrowLinux64.8.4/PinegrowLibrary” or “/home/[username]/Apps/PinegrowLinux64.8.4/PinegrowLibrary --disable-gpu --disable-software-rasterizer”. They will result in lots of errors and when Pinegrow appears to be “running” it crashes when closing the **Terminal**.

My request: I do sincerely hope someone will see to it that Pinegrow will be added again to the Fedora Sotware (flatpack installer).

Theo

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**Author:** ![Blep](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/forum.pinegrow.com/blep/32/6497_2.png) [@Blep](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/Blep)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2025, 6:03am UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/upgrading-pinegrow-on-fedora-linux-part-3-work-around/10509/2 "2025-03-19T06:03:25Z")

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Hi @theodekreijger

You can create an icon on the Linux desktop or in the dock to automate the launch. I’m on Debian and it works without any problems, I think it does on Fedora too. There are many tutorials online for this if you need. Hope that helps.

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**Author:** ![theodekreijger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dc4da7/32.png) [@theodekreijger](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/theodekreijger)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2025, 3:14pm UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/upgrading-pinegrow-on-fedora-linux-part-3-work-around/10509/3 "2025-03-20T15:14:43Z")

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Hi @Blep,

Thanks for the reply.

I managed to create the icon (permanently) on the dash with the right image as well. See **Upgrading Pinegrow on Fedora Linux - part 4 [Fixed]**. But I stil prefer a ready made installion using the Fedora **Software** (flatpack) installer. So my request still stands.

By default Fedora does not allow desktop (shortcut) icons when it’s installed out-of-the-box. So I skipped trying to fix that. The current solution is much nicer, so I will not try and find some extention for that purpose.

Theo