diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 90a5352..523423c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -275,6 +275,8 @@ jobs:
           package_name="LanMountainDesktop"
           package_version="${version}"
           arch="amd64"
+          desktop_template="LanMountainDesktop/packaging/linux/LanMountainDesktop.desktop"
+          icon_source="LanMountainDesktop/packaging/linux/lanmountaindesktop.png"
           
           # Verify source directory exists
           if [ ! -d "$source" ]; then
@@ -288,6 +290,7 @@ jobs:
           mkdir -p "build-deb/usr/local/bin"
           mkdir -p "build-deb/usr/share/applications"
           mkdir -p "build-deb/usr/share/pixmaps"
+          mkdir -p "build-deb/usr/share/icons/hicolor/256x256/apps"
           
           # Copy application files
           cp -r "$source"/* "build-deb/usr/local/bin/"
@@ -300,6 +303,31 @@ jobs:
             echo "Error: DEB package is empty after copy"
             exit 1
           fi
+
+          if [ ! -f "$desktop_template" ] || [ ! -f "$icon_source" ]; then
+            echo "Error: Linux desktop resources are missing"
+            ls -la "LanMountainDesktop/packaging/linux" || true
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
+          sed \
+            -e "s|@@EXEC@@|/usr/local/bin/LanMountainDesktop|g" \
+            -e "s|@@ICON@@|lanmountaindesktop|g" \
+            "$desktop_template" > "build-deb/usr/share/applications/LanMountainDesktop.desktop"
+
+          cp "$icon_source" "build-deb/usr/share/pixmaps/lanmountaindesktop.png"
+          cp "$icon_source" "build-deb/usr/share/icons/hicolor/256x256/apps/lanmountaindesktop.png"
+
+          {
+            printf '%s\n' '#!/bin/sh'
+            printf '%s\n' 'set -e'
+            printf '%s\n' 'if command -v update-desktop-database >/dev/null 2>&1; then'
+            printf '%s\n' '  update-desktop-database /usr/share/applications >/dev/null 2>&1 || true'
+            printf '%s\n' 'fi'
+            printf '%s\n' 'if command -v gtk-update-icon-cache >/dev/null 2>&1; then'
+            printf '%s\n' '  gtk-update-icon-cache /usr/share/icons/hicolor >/dev/null 2>&1 || true'
+            printf '%s\n' 'fi'
+          } > "build-deb/DEBIAN/postinst"
           
           # Create control file (NOTE: No leading spaces in control file)
           {
@@ -313,6 +341,10 @@ jobs:
           
           # Set proper permissions
           chmod 755 "build-deb/usr/local/bin/LanMountainDesktop" || chmod 755 "build-deb/usr/local/bin"/*
+          chmod 644 "build-deb/usr/share/applications/LanMountainDesktop.desktop"
+          chmod 644 "build-deb/usr/share/pixmaps/lanmountaindesktop.png"
+          chmod 644 "build-deb/usr/share/icons/hicolor/256x256/apps/lanmountaindesktop.png"
+          chmod 755 "build-deb/DEBIAN/postinst"
           
           # Create DEB file
           if dpkg-deb --build "build-deb" "${package_name}_${package_version}_${arch}.deb"; then
diff --git a/LanMountainDesktop/App.axaml.cs b/LanMountainDesktop/App.axaml.cs
index dc391d8..18afbe9 100644
--- a/LanMountainDesktop/App.axaml.cs
+++ b/LanMountainDesktop/App.axaml.cs
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ public partial class App : Application
 
     public override void OnFrameworkInitializationCompleted()
     {
+        LinuxDesktopEntryInstaller.EnsureInstalled();
+
         if (ApplicationLifetime is IClassicDesktopStyleApplicationLifetime desktop)
         {
             // Avoid duplicate validations from both Avalonia and the CommunityToolkit. 
diff --git a/LanMountainDesktop/Localization/en-US.json b/LanMountainDesktop/Localization/en-US.json
index adfd7c3..4b9b39c 100644
--- a/LanMountainDesktop/Localization/en-US.json
+++ b/LanMountainDesktop/Localization/en-US.json
@@ -251,7 +251,9 @@
     "desktop.page_index_format":  "Desktop {0}",
     "launcher.title":  "App Launcher",
     "launcher.subtitle":  "Apps and folders from Windows Start Menu",
+    "launcher.subtitle_linux":  "Installed apps discovered from Linux desktop entries",
     "launcher.empty":  "No Start Menu entries found.",
+    "launcher.empty_linux":  "No Linux desktop entries were found.",
     "launcher.empty_folder":  "This folder is empty.",
     "launcher.folder_items_format":  "{0} apps",
     "launcher.context.hide_icon":  "Hide Icon",
diff --git a/LanMountainDesktop/Localization/zh-CN.json b/LanMountainDesktop/Localization/zh-CN.json
index d3f546b..8ea4e0c 100644
--- a/LanMountainDesktop/Localization/zh-CN.json
+++ b/LanMountainDesktop/Localization/zh-CN.json
@@ -251,7 +251,9 @@
     "desktop.page_index_format":  "桌面 {0}",
     "launcher.title":  "应用启动台",
     "launcher.subtitle":  "按 Windows 开始菜单结构显示所有应用与文件夹",
+    "launcher.subtitle_linux":  "显示从 Linux .desktop 条目扫描到的已安装应用",
     "launcher.empty":  "未找到开始菜单条目。",
+    "launcher.empty_linux":  "未找到 Linux .desktop 应用条目。",
     "launcher.empty_folder":  "此文件夹为空。",
     "launcher.folder_items_format":  "{0} 个应用",
     "launcher.context.hide_icon":  "隐藏图标",
diff --git a/LanMountainDesktop/Models/StartMenuAppEntry.cs b/LanMountainDesktop/Models/StartMenuAppEntry.cs
index d3d99eb..931cdc2 100644
--- a/LanMountainDesktop/Models/StartMenuAppEntry.cs
+++ b/LanMountainDesktop/Models/StartMenuAppEntry.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-namespace LanMountainDesktop.Models;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+
+namespace LanMountainDesktop.Models;
 
 public sealed class StartMenuAppEntry
 {
@@ -9,4 +11,10 @@ public sealed class StartMenuAppEntry
     public required string RelativePath { get; init; }
 
     public byte[]? IconPngBytes { get; init; }
+
+    public string? LaunchExecutable { get; init; }
+
+    public IReadOnlyList<string> LaunchArguments { get; init; } = [];
+
+    public string? WorkingDirectory { get; init; }
 }
diff --git a/LanMountainDesktop/Services/LinuxDesktopEntryInstaller.cs b/LanMountainDesktop/Services/LinuxDesktopEntryInstaller.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c752ada
--- /dev/null
+++ b/LanMountainDesktop/Services/LinuxDesktopEntryInstaller.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,192 @@
+using System;
+using System.Diagnostics;
+using System.IO;
+using System.Text;
+
+namespace LanMountainDesktop.Services;
+
+internal static class LinuxDesktopEntryInstaller
+{
+    private const string DesktopFileName = "LanMountainDesktop.desktop";
+    private const string IconFileName = "lanmountaindesktop.png";
+    private const string IconName = "lanmountaindesktop";
+
+    public static void EnsureInstalled()
+    {
+        if (!OperatingSystem.IsLinux())
+        {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        try
+        {
+            var executablePath = ResolveExecutablePath();
+            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(executablePath))
+            {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            var dataHome = ResolveDataHome();
+            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(dataHome))
+            {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            var applicationsDir = Path.Combine(dataHome, "applications");
+            var iconDir = Path.Combine(dataHome, "icons", "hicolor", "256x256", "apps");
+
+            Directory.CreateDirectory(applicationsDir);
+            Directory.CreateDirectory(iconDir);
+
+            var desktopTargetPath = Path.Combine(applicationsDir, DesktopFileName);
+            var iconTargetPath = Path.Combine(iconDir, IconFileName);
+
+            TryCopyBundledIcon(iconTargetPath);
+
+            var desktopEntryContent = BuildDesktopEntryContent(executablePath);
+            WriteFileIfChanged(desktopTargetPath, desktopEntryContent);
+
+            TryRunCommand("chmod", "+x", executablePath);
+            TryRunCommand("chmod", "+x", desktopTargetPath);
+            TryRunCommand("update-desktop-database", applicationsDir);
+            TryRunCommand("gtk-update-icon-cache", Path.Combine(dataHome, "icons", "hicolor"));
+        }
+        catch
+        {
+            // Keep startup resilient if desktop integration fails.
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static string ResolveExecutablePath()
+    {
+        var processPath = Environment.ProcessPath;
+        if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(processPath))
+        {
+            return processPath;
+        }
+
+        var commandLineArgs = Environment.GetCommandLineArgs();
+        if (commandLineArgs.Length > 0 && !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(commandLineArgs[0]))
+        {
+            return commandLineArgs[0];
+        }
+
+        return string.Empty;
+    }
+
+    private static string ResolveDataHome()
+    {
+        var dataHome = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("XDG_DATA_HOME");
+        if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(dataHome))
+        {
+            return dataHome.Trim();
+        }
+
+        var homePath = Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.UserProfile);
+        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(homePath))
+        {
+            return string.Empty;
+        }
+
+        return Path.Combine(homePath, ".local", "share");
+    }
+
+    private static void TryCopyBundledIcon(string iconTargetPath)
+    {
+        foreach (var candidatePath in EnumerateIconSourceCandidates())
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                if (!File.Exists(candidatePath))
+                {
+                    continue;
+                }
+
+                File.Copy(candidatePath, iconTargetPath, overwrite: true);
+                return;
+            }
+            catch
+            {
+                // Ignore failures and continue trying fallbacks.
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static string[] EnumerateIconSourceCandidates()
+    {
+        var baseDirectory = AppContext.BaseDirectory;
+        return
+        [
+            Path.Combine(baseDirectory, "share", "icons", "hicolor", "256x256", "apps", IconFileName),
+            Path.Combine(baseDirectory, IconFileName)
+        ];
+    }
+
+    private static string BuildDesktopEntryContent(string executablePath)
+    {
+        var escapedExecutablePath = executablePath.Replace("\"", "\\\"", StringComparison.Ordinal);
+        return
+            "[Desktop Entry]\n" +
+            "Type=Application\n" +
+            "Version=1.0\n" +
+            "Name=LanMountainDesktop\n" +
+            "Comment=LanMountainDesktop desktop shell\n" +
+            $"Exec=\"{escapedExecutablePath}\" %U\n" +
+            $"Icon={IconName}\n" +
+            "Terminal=false\n" +
+            "Categories=Utility;Education;\n" +
+            "StartupWMClass=LanMountainDesktop\n";
+    }
+
+    private static void WriteFileIfChanged(string filePath, string content)
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            if (File.Exists(filePath))
+            {
+                var existing = File.ReadAllText(filePath);
+                if (string.Equals(existing, content, StringComparison.Ordinal))
+                {
+                    return;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        catch
+        {
+            // Fall through to attempt writing the content.
+        }
+
+        File.WriteAllText(filePath, content, new UTF8Encoding(encoderShouldEmitUTF8Identifier: false));
+    }
+
+    private static void TryRunCommand(string fileName, params string[] arguments)
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            var startInfo = new ProcessStartInfo
+            {
+                FileName = fileName,
+                UseShellExecute = false,
+                RedirectStandardError = true,
+                RedirectStandardOutput = true
+            };
+
+            foreach (var argument in arguments)
+            {
+                startInfo.ArgumentList.Add(argument);
+            }
+
+            using var process = Process.Start(startInfo);
+            if (process is null)
+            {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            _ = process.WaitForExit(2_500);
+        }
+        catch
+        {
+            // Ignore missing command or update failures.
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/LanMountainDesktop/Services/LinuxDesktopEntryService.cs b/LanMountainDesktop/Services/LinuxDesktopEntryService.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1a3db16
--- /dev/null
+++ b/LanMountainDesktop/Services/LinuxDesktopEntryService.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,371 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Globalization;
+using System.IO;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
+using LanMountainDesktop.Models;
+
+namespace LanMountainDesktop.Services;
+
+public sealed class LinuxDesktopEntryService
+{
+    private static readonly Regex FieldCodeRegex =
+        new(@"%[fFuUdDnNickvm]", RegexOptions.Compiled);
+
+    public StartMenuFolderNode Load()
+    {
+        var root = new StartMenuFolderNode("All Apps", string.Empty);
+        if (!OperatingSystem.IsLinux())
+        {
+            return root;
+        }
+
+        var seenDesktopIds = new HashSet<string>(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+        foreach (var applicationsRoot in EnumerateApplicationsRoots())
+        {
+            foreach (var desktopFilePath in EnumerateDesktopFilesSafe(applicationsRoot))
+            {
+                if (!TryParseDesktopEntry(desktopFilePath, applicationsRoot, out var appEntry))
+                {
+                    continue;
+                }
+
+                if (seenDesktopIds.Add(appEntry.RelativePath))
+                {
+                    root.Apps.Add(appEntry);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        root.Apps.Sort((left, right) =>
+            string.Compare(left.DisplayName, right.DisplayName, CultureInfo.CurrentCulture, CompareOptions.IgnoreCase));
+        return root;
+    }
+
+    private static IEnumerable<string> EnumerateApplicationsRoots()
+    {
+        var homeDirectory = Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.UserProfile);
+        var dataHome = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("XDG_DATA_HOME");
+        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(dataHome) && !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(homeDirectory))
+        {
+            dataHome = Path.Combine(homeDirectory, ".local", "share");
+        }
+
+        var dataDirs = (Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("XDG_DATA_DIRS") ?? "/usr/local/share:/usr/share")
+            .Split(':', StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries | StringSplitOptions.TrimEntries);
+
+        var candidates = new List<string>();
+        if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(dataHome))
+        {
+            candidates.Add(Path.Combine(dataHome, "applications"));
+        }
+
+        foreach (var dataDir in dataDirs)
+        {
+            candidates.Add(Path.Combine(dataDir, "applications"));
+        }
+
+        if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(homeDirectory))
+        {
+            candidates.Add(Path.Combine(homeDirectory, ".local", "share", "flatpak", "exports", "share", "applications"));
+        }
+
+        candidates.Add("/var/lib/flatpak/exports/share/applications");
+        candidates.Add("/var/lib/snapd/desktop/applications");
+
+        return candidates
+            .Where(path => !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(path) && Directory.Exists(path))
+            .Distinct(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+    }
+
+    private static IEnumerable<string> EnumerateDesktopFilesSafe(string applicationsRoot)
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            return Directory.EnumerateFiles(applicationsRoot, "*.desktop", SearchOption.AllDirectories);
+        }
+        catch
+        {
+            return Array.Empty<string>();
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static bool TryParseDesktopEntry(string desktopFilePath, string applicationsRoot, out StartMenuAppEntry appEntry)
+    {
+        appEntry = null!;
+
+        Dictionary<string, string> fields;
+        try
+        {
+            fields = ReadDesktopEntryFields(desktopFilePath);
+        }
+        catch
+        {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        if (!fields.TryGetValue("Type", out var entryType) ||
+            !string.Equals(entryType, "Application", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) ||
+            GetBooleanField(fields, "NoDisplay") ||
+            GetBooleanField(fields, "Hidden"))
+        {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        var displayName = GetPreferredName(fields);
+        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(displayName))
+        {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        if (!fields.TryGetValue("Exec", out var execValue) ||
+            !TryParseExec(execValue, out var launchExecutable, out var launchArguments))
+        {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        if (fields.TryGetValue("TryExec", out var tryExecValue) &&
+            !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(tryExecValue) &&
+            !CommandExists(tryExecValue))
+        {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        var desktopFileId = BuildDesktopFileId(desktopFilePath, applicationsRoot);
+        var iconValue = fields.TryGetValue("Icon", out var iconFieldValue)
+            ? iconFieldValue
+            : string.Empty;
+        var workingDirectory = Path.IsPathRooted(launchExecutable)
+            ? Path.GetDirectoryName(launchExecutable)
+            : null;
+
+        appEntry = new StartMenuAppEntry
+        {
+            DisplayName = displayName.Trim(),
+            FilePath = desktopFilePath,
+            RelativePath = desktopFileId,
+            IconPngBytes = LinuxIconService.TryGetIconPngBytes(iconValue, Path.GetDirectoryName(desktopFilePath)),
+            LaunchExecutable = launchExecutable,
+            LaunchArguments = launchArguments,
+            WorkingDirectory = string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(workingDirectory) ? null : workingDirectory
+        };
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    private static Dictionary<string, string> ReadDesktopEntryFields(string desktopFilePath)
+    {
+        var fields = new Dictionary<string, string>(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+        var inDesktopEntrySection = false;
+        foreach (var rawLine in File.ReadLines(desktopFilePath))
+        {
+            var line = rawLine.Trim();
+            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(line) || line.StartsWith('#'))
+            {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            if (line.StartsWith('[') && line.EndsWith(']'))
+            {
+                inDesktopEntrySection = string.Equals(line, "[Desktop Entry]", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            if (!inDesktopEntrySection)
+            {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            var separatorIndex = line.IndexOf('=');
+            if (separatorIndex <= 0 || separatorIndex >= line.Length - 1)
+            {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            var key = line[..separatorIndex].Trim();
+            var value = line[(separatorIndex + 1)..].Trim();
+            fields[key] = value;
+        }
+
+        return fields;
+    }
+
+    private static bool GetBooleanField(IReadOnlyDictionary<string, string> fields, string key)
+    {
+        return fields.TryGetValue(key, out var value) &&
+               bool.TryParse(value, out var result) &&
+               result;
+    }
+
+    private static string GetPreferredName(IReadOnlyDictionary<string, string> fields)
+    {
+        if (TryGetLocalizedField(fields, "Name", out var localizedName))
+        {
+            return localizedName;
+        }
+
+        return fields.TryGetValue("Name", out var fallbackName)
+            ? fallbackName
+            : string.Empty;
+    }
+
+    private static bool TryGetLocalizedField(IReadOnlyDictionary<string, string> fields, string baseKey, out string value)
+    {
+        value = string.Empty;
+        var uiCulture = CultureInfo.CurrentUICulture;
+        var candidates = new[]
+        {
+            $"{baseKey}[{uiCulture.Name}]",
+            $"{baseKey}[{uiCulture.TwoLetterISOLanguageName}]"
+        };
+
+        foreach (var key in candidates)
+        {
+            if (fields.TryGetValue(key, out var localizedValue) &&
+                !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(localizedValue))
+            {
+                value = localizedValue;
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    private static string BuildDesktopFileId(string desktopFilePath, string applicationsRoot)
+    {
+        var relativePath = Path.GetRelativePath(applicationsRoot, desktopFilePath)
+            .Replace(Path.DirectorySeparatorChar, '-')
+            .Replace(Path.AltDirectorySeparatorChar, '-');
+
+        return relativePath.Trim();
+    }
+
+    private static bool TryParseExec(string execValue, out string launchExecutable, out List<string> launchArguments)
+    {
+        launchExecutable = string.Empty;
+        launchArguments = [];
+
+        var tokens = TokenizeExec(execValue);
+        if (tokens.Count == 0)
+        {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        var cleanedTokens = new List<string>(tokens.Count);
+        foreach (var token in tokens)
+        {
+            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(token))
+            {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            var normalizedToken = token.Replace("%%", "%", StringComparison.Ordinal);
+            if (normalizedToken.Length == 2 && normalizedToken[0] == '%')
+            {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            normalizedToken = FieldCodeRegex.Replace(normalizedToken, string.Empty).Trim();
+            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(normalizedToken))
+            {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            cleanedTokens.Add(normalizedToken);
+        }
+
+        if (cleanedTokens.Count == 0)
+        {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        launchExecutable = cleanedTokens[0];
+        launchArguments = cleanedTokens.Skip(1).ToList();
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    private static List<string> TokenizeExec(string execValue)
+    {
+        var tokens = new List<string>();
+        var current = new StringBuilder();
+        var inQuotes = false;
+        char quoteChar = '\0';
+
+        foreach (var c in execValue)
+        {
+            if ((c == '"' || c == '\'') &&
+                (!inQuotes || quoteChar == c))
+            {
+                if (inQuotes)
+                {
+                    inQuotes = false;
+                    quoteChar = '\0';
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    inQuotes = true;
+                    quoteChar = c;
+                }
+
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            if (char.IsWhiteSpace(c) && !inQuotes)
+            {
+                if (current.Length > 0)
+                {
+                    tokens.Add(current.ToString());
+                    current.Clear();
+                }
+
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            current.Append(c);
+        }
+
+        if (current.Length > 0)
+        {
+            tokens.Add(current.ToString());
+        }
+
+        return tokens;
+    }
+
+    private static bool CommandExists(string command)
+    {
+        var trimmedCommand = command.Trim();
+        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(trimmedCommand))
+        {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        if (Path.IsPathRooted(trimmedCommand))
+        {
+            return File.Exists(trimmedCommand);
+        }
+
+        var pathEntries = (Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("PATH") ?? string.Empty)
+            .Split(Path.PathSeparator, StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries | StringSplitOptions.TrimEntries);
+
+        foreach (var pathEntry in pathEntries)
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                var candidate = Path.Combine(pathEntry, trimmedCommand);
+                if (File.Exists(candidate))
+                {
+                    return true;
+                }
+            }
+            catch
+            {
+                // Ignore malformed PATH entries.
+            }
+        }
+
+        return false;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/LanMountainDesktop/Services/LinuxIconService.cs b/LanMountainDesktop/Services/LinuxIconService.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..294fd9d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/LanMountainDesktop/Services/LinuxIconService.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,214 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Concurrent;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Globalization;
+using System.IO;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
+
+namespace LanMountainDesktop.Services;
+
+internal static class LinuxIconService
+{
+    private static readonly string[] SupportedRasterExtensions =
+    [
+        ".png",
+        ".ico"
+    ];
+
+    private static readonly Regex SizeDirectoryRegex =
+        new(@"(?<size>\d{1,4})x\d{1,4}", RegexOptions.IgnoreCase | RegexOptions.Compiled);
+
+    private static readonly ConcurrentDictionary<string, string?> IconPathCache = new(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+
+    public static byte[]? TryGetIconPngBytes(string? iconKey, string? desktopFileDirectory = null)
+    {
+        if (!OperatingSystem.IsLinux() || string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(iconKey))
+        {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        foreach (var candidatePath in ResolveIconCandidates(iconKey.Trim(), desktopFileDirectory))
+        {
+            if (TryReadIconBytes(candidatePath, out var bytes))
+            {
+                return bytes;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    private static IEnumerable<string> ResolveIconCandidates(string iconKey, string? desktopFileDirectory)
+    {
+        if (Path.HasExtension(iconKey))
+        {
+            var directPath = ExpandHome(iconKey);
+            if (Path.IsPathRooted(directPath))
+            {
+                yield return directPath;
+            }
+            else if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(desktopFileDirectory))
+            {
+                yield return Path.GetFullPath(Path.Combine(desktopFileDirectory, directPath));
+            }
+
+            yield break;
+        }
+
+        var resolvedThemePath = ResolveThemedIconPath(iconKey);
+        if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(resolvedThemePath))
+        {
+            yield return resolvedThemePath;
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static string? ResolveThemedIconPath(string iconName)
+    {
+        return IconPathCache.GetOrAdd(iconName, static key => FindBestMatchingIconPath(key));
+    }
+
+    private static string? FindBestMatchingIconPath(string iconName)
+    {
+        var candidates = new List<(string Path, int Score)>();
+        foreach (var iconRoot in EnumerateIconRoots())
+        {
+            foreach (var extension in SupportedRasterExtensions)
+            {
+                foreach (var candidatePath in EnumerateFilesSafe(iconRoot, iconName + extension))
+                {
+                    candidates.Add((candidatePath, ScoreIconPath(candidatePath)));
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        return candidates
+            .OrderByDescending(candidate => candidate.Score)
+            .ThenBy(candidate => candidate.Path.Length)
+            .Select(candidate => candidate.Path)
+            .FirstOrDefault();
+    }
+
+    private static IEnumerable<string> EnumerateIconRoots()
+    {
+        var homeDirectory = Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.UserProfile);
+        var dataHome = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("XDG_DATA_HOME");
+        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(dataHome) && !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(homeDirectory))
+        {
+            dataHome = Path.Combine(homeDirectory, ".local", "share");
+        }
+
+        var dataDirs = (Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("XDG_DATA_DIRS") ?? "/usr/local/share:/usr/share")
+            .Split(':', StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries | StringSplitOptions.TrimEntries);
+
+        var candidates = new List<string>();
+        if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(dataHome))
+        {
+            candidates.Add(Path.Combine(dataHome, "icons"));
+            candidates.Add(Path.Combine(dataHome, "pixmaps"));
+        }
+
+        foreach (var dataDir in dataDirs)
+        {
+            candidates.Add(Path.Combine(dataDir, "icons"));
+            candidates.Add(Path.Combine(dataDir, "pixmaps"));
+        }
+
+        if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(homeDirectory))
+        {
+            candidates.Add(Path.Combine(homeDirectory, ".icons"));
+            candidates.Add(Path.Combine(homeDirectory, ".local", "share", "flatpak", "exports", "share", "icons"));
+        }
+
+        candidates.Add("/var/lib/flatpak/exports/share/icons");
+        candidates.Add("/var/lib/snapd/desktop/icons");
+
+        return candidates
+            .Where(path => !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(path) && Directory.Exists(path))
+            .Distinct(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+    }
+
+    private static IEnumerable<string> EnumerateFilesSafe(string rootPath, string fileName)
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            return Directory.EnumerateFiles(rootPath, fileName, SearchOption.AllDirectories);
+        }
+        catch
+        {
+            return Array.Empty<string>();
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static bool TryReadIconBytes(string filePath, out byte[] bytes)
+    {
+        bytes = [];
+        try
+        {
+            var extension = Path.GetExtension(filePath);
+            if (!SupportedRasterExtensions.Contains(extension, StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase) ||
+                !File.Exists(filePath))
+            {
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            bytes = File.ReadAllBytes(filePath);
+            return bytes.Length > 0;
+        }
+        catch
+        {
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static int ScoreIconPath(string filePath)
+    {
+        var score = 0;
+        var extension = Path.GetExtension(filePath);
+        if (extension.Equals(".png", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+        {
+            score += 4_000;
+        }
+        else if (extension.Equals(".ico", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+        {
+            score += 2_000;
+        }
+
+        if (filePath.Contains($"{Path.DirectorySeparatorChar}hicolor{Path.DirectorySeparatorChar}", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+        {
+            score += 8_000;
+        }
+
+        if (filePath.Contains($"{Path.DirectorySeparatorChar}apps{Path.DirectorySeparatorChar}", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+        {
+            score += 1_000;
+        }
+
+        var match = SizeDirectoryRegex.Match(filePath);
+        if (match.Success &&
+            int.TryParse(match.Groups["size"].Value, NumberStyles.Integer, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, out var size))
+        {
+            score += Math.Min(size, 512);
+        }
+
+        return score;
+    }
+
+    private static string ExpandHome(string path)
+    {
+        if (!path.StartsWith("~", StringComparison.Ordinal))
+        {
+            return path;
+        }
+
+        var homeDirectory = Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.UserProfile);
+        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(homeDirectory))
+        {
+            return path;
+        }
+
+        return path.Length == 1
+            ? homeDirectory
+            : Path.Combine(homeDirectory, path[2..]);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/LanMountainDesktop/Views/MainWindow.DesktopPaging.cs b/LanMountainDesktop/Views/MainWindow.DesktopPaging.cs
index 843e3aa..1f2dedc 100644
--- a/LanMountainDesktop/Views/MainWindow.DesktopPaging.cs
+++ b/LanMountainDesktop/Views/MainWindow.DesktopPaging.cs
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ public partial class MainWindow
         Bitmap? IconBitmap);
 
     private readonly WindowsStartMenuService _windowsStartMenuService = new();
+    private readonly LinuxDesktopEntryService _linuxDesktopEntryService = new();
     private readonly Dictionary<string, Bitmap> _launcherIconCache = new(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
     private readonly Stack<StartMenuFolderNode> _launcherFolderStack = [];
     private readonly HashSet<string> _hiddenLauncherFolderPaths = new(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
@@ -116,7 +117,9 @@ public partial class MainWindow
         {
             var loadResult = await Task.Run(() =>
             {
-                var loadedRoot = _windowsStartMenuService.Load();
+                var loadedRoot = OperatingSystem.IsLinux()
+                    ? _linuxDesktopEntryService.Load()
+                    : _windowsStartMenuService.Load();
                 var folderIconBytes = OperatingSystem.IsWindows()
                     ? WindowsIconService.TryGetSystemFolderIconPngBytes()
                     : null;
@@ -771,7 +774,7 @@ public partial class MainWindow
         if (LauncherRootTilePanel.Children.Count == 0)
         {
             LauncherRootTilePanel.Children.Add(CreateLauncherHintTile(
-                L("launcher.empty", "No Start Menu entries found."),
+                GetLauncherEmptyText(),
                 string.Empty));
         }
 
@@ -1440,10 +1443,40 @@ public partial class MainWindow
         return new string(letters).ToUpperInvariant();
     }
 
+    private string GetLauncherEmptyText()
+    {
+        return OperatingSystem.IsLinux()
+            ? L("launcher.empty_linux", "No Linux desktop entries were found.")
+            : L("launcher.empty", "No Start Menu entries found.");
+    }
+
     private static void LaunchStartMenuEntry(StartMenuAppEntry app)
     {
         try
         {
+            if (OperatingSystem.IsLinux() &&
+                !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(app.LaunchExecutable))
+            {
+                var linuxStartInfo = new ProcessStartInfo
+                {
+                    FileName = app.LaunchExecutable,
+                    UseShellExecute = false
+                };
+
+                if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(app.WorkingDirectory))
+                {
+                    linuxStartInfo.WorkingDirectory = app.WorkingDirectory;
+                }
+
+                foreach (var argument in app.LaunchArguments)
+                {
+                    linuxStartInfo.ArgumentList.Add(argument);
+                }
+
+                Process.Start(linuxStartInfo);
+                return;
+            }
+
             var startInfo = new ProcessStartInfo
             {
                 FileName = app.FilePath,
diff --git a/LanMountainDesktop/Views/MainWindow.Localization.cs b/LanMountainDesktop/Views/MainWindow.Localization.cs
index bcffdf8..903de0f 100644
--- a/LanMountainDesktop/Views/MainWindow.Localization.cs
+++ b/LanMountainDesktop/Views/MainWindow.Localization.cs
@@ -97,9 +97,13 @@ public partial class MainWindow
             "Swipe to pick a category, tap to open, then drag a widget onto the desktop.");
 
         LauncherTitleTextBlock.Text = L("launcher.title", "App Launcher");
-        LauncherSubtitleTextBlock.Text = L(
-            "launcher.subtitle",
-            "Displays all apps and folders based on the Windows Start menu structure.");
+        LauncherSubtitleTextBlock.Text = OperatingSystem.IsLinux()
+            ? L(
+                "launcher.subtitle_linux",
+                "Displays installed apps discovered from Linux desktop entries.")
+            : L(
+                "launcher.subtitle",
+                "Displays all apps and folders based on the Windows Start menu structure.");
         ToolTip.SetTip(LauncherFolderBackButton, L("common.back", "Back"));
         ToolTip.SetTip(LauncherFolderCloseButton, L("common.close", "Close"));
 
diff --git a/LanMountainDesktop/packaging/linux/LanMountainDesktop.desktop b/LanMountainDesktop/packaging/linux/LanMountainDesktop.desktop
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2be03cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/LanMountainDesktop/packaging/linux/LanMountainDesktop.desktop
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+[Desktop Entry]
+Type=Application
+Version=1.0
+Name=LanMountainDesktop
+Comment=LanMountainDesktop desktop shell
+Exec=@@EXEC@@ %U
+Icon=@@ICON@@
+Terminal=false
+Categories=Utility;Education;
+StartupWMClass=LanMountainDesktop
diff --git a/LanMountainDesktop/packaging/linux/install.sh b/LanMountainDesktop/packaging/linux/install.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..60ff10e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/LanMountainDesktop/packaging/linux/install.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env sh
+set -eu
+
+SCRIPT_DIR="$(CDPATH= cd -- "$(dirname -- "$0")" && pwd)"
+APP_BIN="$SCRIPT_DIR/LanMountainDesktop"
+DESKTOP_TEMPLATE="$SCRIPT_DIR/share/applications/LanMountainDesktop.desktop"
+ICON_SOURCE="$SCRIPT_DIR/share/icons/hicolor/256x256/apps/lanmountaindesktop.png"
+
+APPLICATIONS_DIR="${XDG_DATA_HOME:-$HOME/.local/share}/applications"
+ICONS_DIR="${XDG_DATA_HOME:-$HOME/.local/share}/icons/hicolor/256x256/apps"
+DESKTOP_TARGET="$APPLICATIONS_DIR/LanMountainDesktop.desktop"
+ICON_TARGET="$ICONS_DIR/lanmountaindesktop.png"
+
+mkdir -p "$APPLICATIONS_DIR" "$ICONS_DIR"
+
+cp "$ICON_SOURCE" "$ICON_TARGET"
+sed \
+  -e "s|@@EXEC@@|$APP_BIN|g" \
+  -e "s|@@ICON@@|lanmountaindesktop|g" \
+  "$DESKTOP_TEMPLATE" > "$DESKTOP_TARGET"
+
+chmod +x "$APP_BIN" "$DESKTOP_TARGET"
+
+if command -v update-desktop-database >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  update-desktop-database "$APPLICATIONS_DIR" >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
+fi
+
+if command -v gtk-update-icon-cache >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  gtk-update-icon-cache "${XDG_DATA_HOME:-$HOME/.local/share}/icons/hicolor" >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
+fi
+
+printf '%s\n' "Installed desktop entry: $DESKTOP_TARGET"
+printf '%s\n' "Installed icon: $ICON_TARGET"
diff --git a/LanMountainDesktop/packaging/linux/lanmountaindesktop.png b/LanMountainDesktop/packaging/linux/lanmountaindesktop.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c3d110b
Binary files /dev/null and b/LanMountainDesktop/packaging/linux/lanmountaindesktop.png differ
diff --git a/LanMountainDesktop/scripts/package.ps1 b/LanMountainDesktop/scripts/package.ps1
index 727ae90..9e7e772 100644
--- a/LanMountainDesktop/scripts/package.ps1
+++ b/LanMountainDesktop/scripts/package.ps1
@@ -141,6 +141,33 @@ function Create-PackageArchive {
     return $archivePath
 }
 
+function Add-LinuxDesktopAssets {
+    param(
+        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string]$PublishedDirectory,
+        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string]$RepoRoot
+    )
+
+    $resourcesRoot = Join-Path $RepoRoot "packaging/linux"
+    $desktopTemplate = Join-Path $resourcesRoot "LanMountainDesktop.desktop"
+    $iconSource = Join-Path $resourcesRoot "lanmountaindesktop.png"
+    $installScriptSource = Join-Path $resourcesRoot "install.sh"
+
+    foreach ($requiredPath in @($desktopTemplate, $iconSource, $installScriptSource)) {
+        if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $requiredPath)) {
+            throw "Linux packaging resource is missing: $requiredPath"
+        }
+    }
+
+    $applicationsDir = Join-Path $PublishedDirectory "share/applications"
+    $iconsDir = Join-Path $PublishedDirectory "share/icons/hicolor/256x256/apps"
+    [System.IO.Directory]::CreateDirectory($applicationsDir) | Out-Null
+    [System.IO.Directory]::CreateDirectory($iconsDir) | Out-Null
+
+    Copy-Item -LiteralPath $desktopTemplate -Destination (Join-Path $applicationsDir "LanMountainDesktop.desktop") -Force
+    Copy-Item -LiteralPath $iconSource -Destination (Join-Path $iconsDir "lanmountaindesktop.png") -Force
+    Copy-Item -LiteralPath $installScriptSource -Destination (Join-Path $PublishedDirectory "install.sh") -Force
+}
+
 $scriptRoot = Split-Path -Parent $MyInvocation.MyCommand.Path
 $repoRoot = Resolve-ExistingPath -PathValue (Join-Path $scriptRoot "..")
 
@@ -184,6 +211,10 @@ if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) {
 
 Remove-LibVlcForOtherArch -PublishedDirectory $PublishDir -Rid $RuntimeIdentifier
 
+if ($RuntimeIdentifier -like "linux-*") {
+    Add-LinuxDesktopAssets -PublishedDirectory $PublishDir -RepoRoot $repoRoot
+}
+
 if (-not $KeepSymbols) {
     Get-ChildItem -Path $PublishDir -Recurse -File -Filter "*.pdb" | ForEach-Object {
         [System.IO.File]::Delete($_.FullName)