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+[Desktop Entry]
+Type=Application
+Version=1.0
+Name=Ocarina
+Comment=A gtkmm and gstreamer based music player
+Exec=ocarina
+Icon=/usr/share/ocarina/ocarina.png
+Terminal=false
+Categories=AudioVideo;Audio;