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and the `resources.neu` file. The `resources.neu` contains all application resources, so, double click on the binary and check whether
the resource file is not corrupted.


## Launch application on macOS

1. Open the **Terminal** and type the following command:
```bash
sudo xattr -d -r com.apple.quarantine /path_to_app_filename
```
2. Type the following command to make the file executable:
```bash
chmod +x /path_to_app_filename
```

## Launch application on Linux

1. Launch the Linux shell and execute the following commands to install the necessary `webkit2gtk`:
```bash
sudo apt-get update
```
```bash
sudo apt install libwebkit2gtk-4.1-0
```
2. Type the following command to make the file executable:
```bash
chmod +x ./path_to_app_filename
```

## Creating portable application packages using build scripts

The [`hschneider/neutralino-build-scripts`](https://github.com/hschneider/neutralino-build-scripts/) community project offers pre-developed build scripts for generating platform-specific application bundles. For example, it generates a standard app structure on GNU/Linux by generating `.desktop` file with app icon by also providing a shell script to install the app.
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