diff --git a/.github/steps/install_dependencies/action.yml b/.github/steps/install_dependencies/action.yml
index 7619b886..6d714383 100644
--- a/.github/steps/install_dependencies/action.yml
+++ b/.github/steps/install_dependencies/action.yml
@@ -26,4 +26,4 @@ runs:
       if: runner.os == 'Linux' && inputs.job-platform == 'linux'
       run: |
         sudo apt-get update
-        sudo apt-get install -y libgtk-3-0
+        sudo apt-get install -y desktop-file-utils lintian libgtk-3-0
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index a9776e6c..09d78150 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -452,24 +452,12 @@ jobs:
           path: ${{ github.workspace }}/Emerald-macOS-arm64-app.zip
           retention-days: 14
 
-  # Snap packages are built natively on each architecture — Uno Platform does not
-  # support cross-compilation for snap targets as of the current SDK version.
   publish-linux:
-    name: Linux Snap (${{ matrix.arch }})
+    name: Linux x64 Packages
     needs: ci-filter
     if: ${{ needs.ci-filter.outputs.run_linux == 'true' }}
-    runs-on: ${{ matrix.runner }}
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     timeout-minutes: 60
-    strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
-      matrix:
-        include:
-          - arch: x64
-            runner: ubuntu-22.04
-            runtime: linux-x64
-          - arch: arm64
-            runner: ubuntu-22.04-arm
-            runtime: linux-arm64
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
@@ -482,9 +470,108 @@ jobs:
         with:
           job-platform: linux
 
+      - name: Publish Linux x64 app and stage shared package files
+        shell: bash
+        env:
+          PACKAGE_VERSION: ${{ needs.ci-filter.outputs.package_version }}
+          PUBLIC_VERSION: ${{ needs.ci-filter.outputs.public_version }}
+          UPDATE_CHANNEL: ${{ needs.ci-filter.outputs.release_channel }}
+          RELEASE_TAG: ${{ needs.ci-filter.outputs.release_tag }}
+          COMMIT_SHA: ${{ github.sha }}
+          BUILD_TIMESTAMP_UTC: ${{ needs.ci-filter.outputs.build_timestamp_utc }}
+        run: scripts/linux/publish-linux-x64.sh
+
+      - name: Build Linux Debian package
+        shell: bash
+        env:
+          PACKAGE_VERSION: ${{ needs.ci-filter.outputs.package_version }}
+        run: scripts/linux/build-deb.sh
+
+      - name: Verify Linux AppDir staging
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+
+          test -x "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/AppDir/usr/lib/emerald/Emerald"
+          test -x "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/AppDir/usr/bin/emerald"
+          test -f "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/AppDir/usr/share/applications/emerald.desktop"
+          test -f "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/AppDir/usr/share/applications/com.riversidevalley.Emerald.desktop"
+          test -f "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/AppDir/usr/share/icons/hicolor/256x256/apps/emerald.png"
+
+      - name: Build Linux AppImage
+        shell: bash
+        env:
+          EMERALD_PACKAGE_VERSION: ${{ needs.ci-filter.outputs.package_version }}
+          EMERALD_APPIMAGE_NAME: Emerald-linux-x86_64.AppImage
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+
+          docker run --rm \
+            -e "EMERALD_PACKAGE_VERSION=$EMERALD_PACKAGE_VERSION" \
+            -e "EMERALD_APPIMAGE_NAME=$EMERALD_APPIMAGE_NAME" \
+            -v "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE:/github/workspace" \
+            -w /github/workspace \
+            appimagecrafters/appimage-builder:1.1.0 \
+            bash -lc 'apt-get update && apt-get install -y squashfs-tools && appimage-builder --recipe=scripts/linux/AppImageBuilder.x64.yml --skip-test'
+
+      - name: Stage and validate Linux AppImage
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+
+          APPIMAGE_FILE="$(find "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE" -maxdepth 1 -name '*.AppImage' -type f -print -quit)"
+          if [ -z "$APPIMAGE_FILE" ]; then
+            echo "No AppImage file found after appimage-builder completed"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
+          STAGED="$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/artifacts/linux/final/Emerald-linux-x86_64.AppImage"
+          cp "$APPIMAGE_FILE" "$STAGED"
+          chmod +x "$STAGED"
+          "$STAGED" --appimage-extract >/dev/null
+          rm -rf squashfs-root
+
+      - name: Prepare Linux Arch package recipe
+        shell: bash
+        env:
+          PACKAGE_VERSION: ${{ needs.ci-filter.outputs.package_version }}
+        run: scripts/linux/prepare-arch-package.sh
+
+      - name: Build Linux Arch package
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+
+          docker run --rm \
+            -v "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE:/workspace" \
+            -w /workspace/artifacts/linux/arch/pkgbuild \
+            archlinux:base-devel \
+            bash -lc '
+              set -euo pipefail
+              useradd -m builder
+              chown -R builder:builder /workspace/artifacts/linux/arch
+              su builder -c "cd /workspace/artifacts/linux/arch/pkgbuild && makepkg --printsrcinfo > .SRCINFO && makepkg --packagelist && makepkg --nodeps --cleanbuild --force"
+            '
+
+      - name: Stage Linux Arch artifacts
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+
+          PKGBUILD_DIR="$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/artifacts/linux/arch/pkgbuild"
+          FINAL_DIR="$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/artifacts/linux/final"
+          PKG_FILE="$(find "$PKGBUILD_DIR" -maxdepth 1 -name '*.pkg.tar.zst' -type f | head -n 1)"
+          if [ -z "$PKG_FILE" ]; then
+            echo "No Arch package file found after makepkg completed"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
+          cp "$PKG_FILE" "$FINAL_DIR/emerald-${{ needs.ci-filter.outputs.package_version }}-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst"
+          tar -czf "$FINAL_DIR/emerald-aur-recipe.tar.gz" -C "$PKGBUILD_DIR" PKGBUILD .SRCINFO
+
       # Snapcraft is installed after the base dependencies so that the snap daemon
       # is ready before we invoke dotnet publish with PackageFormat=snap.
-      # core22 matches the Ubuntu 22.04 runner base used by both matrix legs.
+      # core22 matches the Ubuntu 22.04 runner base.
       # --destructive-mode is required in CI because LXD/Multipass are unavailable
       # on single-use GitHub-hosted runners; it is safe here because the environment
       # is ephemeral and discarded after the job completes.
@@ -497,16 +584,16 @@ jobs:
           sudo snap install snapcraft --classic
           sudo snap install multipass
 
-      - name: Publish Linux Snap (${{ matrix.arch }})
+      - name: Publish Linux Snap
         shell: bash
         env:
           # Modern Snapcraft equivalent to --destructive-mode
-          SNAPCRAFT_BUILD_ENVIRONMENT: host 
+          SNAPCRAFT_BUILD_ENVIRONMENT: host
         run: |
           dotnet publish ./Emerald/Emerald.csproj \
             -c Release \
             -f net10.0-desktop \
-            -r "${{ matrix.runtime }}" \
+            -r linux-x64 \
             -p:SelfContained=true \
             -p:PackageFormat=snap \
             -p:UnoSnapBuildProvider=none \
@@ -530,31 +617,66 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           # Uno places the .snap in the publish output folder; find it regardless
           # of the exact versioned filename that snapcraft generates.
-          SNAP_FILE="$(find . -name '*.snap' -not -path '*/.git/*' -type f | head -n 1)"
+          SNAP_FILE="$(find "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE" \
+            \( -path "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/.git" \
+              -o -path "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/AppDir" \
+              -o -path "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/appimage-build" \) -prune \
+            -o -name '*.snap' -type f -print -quit)"
           if [ -z "$SNAP_FILE" ]; then
             echo "No .snap file found after publish"
             exit 1
           fi
           echo "Found snap: $SNAP_FILE"
 
-          STAGED="$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/Emerald-linux-${{ matrix.arch }}.snap"
+          STAGED="$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/artifacts/linux/final/Emerald-linux-x64.snap"
           cp "$SNAP_FILE" "$STAGED"
           echo "snap_path=$STAGED" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
 
-      - name: Upload CI Linux Snap artifact (${{ matrix.arch }})
+      - name: Upload CI Linux Snap artifact
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
-          name: Emerald-linux-${{ matrix.arch }}-snap
+          name: Emerald-linux-x64-snap
           path: ${{ steps.locate.outputs.snap_path }}
           if-no-files-found: error
           retention-days: 14
 
-      - name: Upload release Linux Snap transfer artifact (${{ matrix.arch }})
-        if: ${{ needs.ci-filter.outputs.is_release_flow == 'true' }}
+      - name: Upload CI Linux tar artifact
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
-          name: Emerald-linux-${{ matrix.arch }}-ReleaseDraft-Snap
-          path: ${{ steps.locate.outputs.snap_path }}
+          name: Emerald-linux-x64-tar
+          path: ${{ github.workspace }}/artifacts/linux/final/Emerald-linux-x64.tar.gz
+          if-no-files-found: error
+          retention-days: 14
+
+      - name: Upload CI Linux AppImage artifact
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: Emerald-linux-x64-appimage
+          path: ${{ github.workspace }}/artifacts/linux/final/Emerald-linux-x86_64.AppImage
+          if-no-files-found: error
+          retention-days: 14
+
+      - name: Upload CI Linux Debian artifact
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: Emerald-linux-x64-deb
+          path: ${{ github.workspace }}/artifacts/linux/final/emerald_${{ needs.ci-filter.outputs.package_version }}_amd64.deb
+          if-no-files-found: error
+          retention-days: 14
+
+      - name: Upload CI Linux Arch artifact
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: Emerald-linux-x64-arch
+          path: ${{ github.workspace }}/artifacts/linux/final/emerald-${{ needs.ci-filter.outputs.package_version }}-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst
+          if-no-files-found: error
+          retention-days: 14
+
+      - name: Upload CI Linux AUR recipe artifact
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: Emerald-linux-x64-aur-recipe
+          path: ${{ github.workspace }}/artifacts/linux/final/emerald-aur-recipe.tar.gz
           if-no-files-found: error
           retention-days: 14
 
@@ -588,13 +710,37 @@ jobs:
       - name: Download Linux x64 Snap artifact
         uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
         with:
-          name: Emerald-linux-x64-ReleaseDraft-Snap
+          name: Emerald-linux-x64-snap
+          path: release-assets/linux
+
+      - name: Download Linux x64 tar artifact
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: Emerald-linux-x64-tar
+          path: release-assets/linux
+
+      - name: Download Linux x64 AppImage artifact
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: Emerald-linux-x64-appimage
+          path: release-assets/linux
+
+      - name: Download Linux x64 Debian artifact
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: Emerald-linux-x64-deb
+          path: release-assets/linux
+
+      - name: Download Linux x64 Arch artifact
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: Emerald-linux-x64-arch
           path: release-assets/linux
 
-      - name: Download Linux arm64 Snap artifact
+      - name: Download Linux x64 AUR recipe artifact
         uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
         with:
-          name: Emerald-linux-arm64-ReleaseDraft-Snap
+          name: Emerald-linux-x64-aur-recipe
           path: release-assets/linux
 
       - name: Build release metadata files
@@ -655,4 +801,4 @@ jobs:
           generate_release_notes: true
           files: ${{ steps.files.outputs.files }}
         env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
\ No newline at end of file
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/scripts/linux/AppImageBuilder.x64.yml b/scripts/linux/AppImageBuilder.x64.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9aea9676
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/linux/AppImageBuilder.x64.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+version: 1
+
+AppDir:
+  path: ./AppDir
+  app_info:
+    id: com.riversidevalley.Emerald
+    name: Emerald
+    icon: emerald
+    version: !ENV ${EMERALD_PACKAGE_VERSION}
+    exec: usr/lib/emerald/Emerald
+    exec_args: $@
+  runtime:
+    env:
+      APPDIR_LIBRARY_PATH: '$APPDIR/usr/lib/emerald:$APPDIR/usr/lib:$APPDIR/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu:$APPDIR/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu'
+      GTK_THEME: Default
+  apt:
+    arch: amd64
+    sources:
+      - sourceline: deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jammy main restricted universe multiverse
+        key_url: 'http://keyserver.ubuntu.com/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x871920D1991BC93C'
+      - sourceline: deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jammy-updates main restricted universe multiverse
+      - sourceline: deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ jammy-security main restricted universe multiverse
+    include:
+      - libgtk-3-0
+      - libgtk-3-bin
+      - libgtk-3-common
+      - libx11-6
+      - libfontconfig1
+      - libfreetype6
+      - libgcc-s1
+      - libstdc++6
+      - libcanberra-gtk3-module
+    exclude:
+      - hicolor-icon-theme
+      - humanity-icon-theme
+  files:
+    exclude:
+      - usr/share/man
+      - usr/share/doc/*/README.*
+      - usr/share/doc/*/changelog.*
+      - usr/share/doc/*/NEWS.*
+      - usr/share/doc/*/TODO.*
+      - usr/bin/kernel-install
+      - usr/lib/kernel
+      - usr/share/bug
+      - lib/systemd
+      - etc/init.d
+
+AppImage:
+  arch: x86_64
+  file_name: !ENV ${EMERALD_APPIMAGE_NAME}
+  update-information: None
+  sign-key: None
diff --git a/scripts/linux/build-deb.sh b/scripts/linux/build-deb.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..b1fcb2a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/linux/build-deb.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+OUTPUT_ROOT="${OUTPUT_ROOT:-$PWD/artifacts/linux}"
+PACKAGE_VERSION="${PACKAGE_VERSION:?PACKAGE_VERSION is required}"
+INSTALL_ROOT="$OUTPUT_ROOT/install-root"
+DEB_ROOT="$OUTPUT_ROOT/deb/root"
+FINAL_DIR="$OUTPUT_ROOT/final"
+DEB_PATH="$FINAL_DIR/emerald_${PACKAGE_VERSION}_amd64.deb"
+
+if [ ! -d "$INSTALL_ROOT/opt/emerald" ]; then
+  echo "Install root was not found. Run scripts/linux/publish-linux-x64.sh first."
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+rm -rf "$DEB_ROOT"
+mkdir -p "$DEB_ROOT/DEBIAN" "$FINAL_DIR"
+cp -a "$INSTALL_ROOT/." "$DEB_ROOT/"
+
+INSTALLED_SIZE="$(du -sk "$DEB_ROOT/opt/emerald" "$DEB_ROOT/usr" | awk '{total += $1} END {print total}')"
+
+cat > "$DEB_ROOT/DEBIAN/control" <<EOF
+Package: emerald
+Version: $PACKAGE_VERSION
+Section: games
+Priority: optional
+Architecture: amd64
+Maintainer: Riverside Valley <support@riversidevalley.dev>
+Installed-Size: $INSTALLED_SIZE
+Depends: libgtk-3-0, libx11-6, libfontconfig1, libfreetype6, libgcc-s1, libstdc++6, libc6
+Homepage: https://github.com/RiversideValley/Emerald
+Description: Open-source cross-platform Minecraft launcher
+ Emerald is an open-source cross-platform Minecraft launcher made with .NET.
+EOF
+
+find "$DEB_ROOT" -type d -exec chmod 755 {} +
+chmod 644 "$DEB_ROOT/DEBIAN/control"
+dpkg-deb --build --root-owner-group "$DEB_ROOT" "$DEB_PATH"
+dpkg-deb --info "$DEB_PATH"
+
+if command -v lintian >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  lintian "$DEB_PATH" || true
+fi
diff --git a/scripts/linux/prepare-arch-package.sh b/scripts/linux/prepare-arch-package.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..8e6b851e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/linux/prepare-arch-package.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+OUTPUT_ROOT="${OUTPUT_ROOT:-$PWD/artifacts/linux}"
+PACKAGE_VERSION="${PACKAGE_VERSION:?PACKAGE_VERSION is required}"
+INSTALL_ROOT="$OUTPUT_ROOT/install-root"
+ARCH_ROOT="$OUTPUT_ROOT/arch"
+PKGBUILD_DIR="$ARCH_ROOT/pkgbuild"
+SOURCE_ROOT="$ARCH_ROOT/source"
+SOURCE_NAME="emerald-${PACKAGE_VERSION}-1-x86_64.tar.gz"
+
+if [ ! -d "$INSTALL_ROOT/opt/emerald" ]; then
+  echo "Install root was not found. Run scripts/linux/publish-linux-x64.sh first."
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+rm -rf "$ARCH_ROOT"
+mkdir -p "$PKGBUILD_DIR" "$SOURCE_ROOT/package"
+cp -a "$INSTALL_ROOT/." "$SOURCE_ROOT/package/"
+tar -czf "$PKGBUILD_DIR/$SOURCE_NAME" -C "$SOURCE_ROOT" package
+SOURCE_SHA256="$(sha256sum "$PKGBUILD_DIR/$SOURCE_NAME" | awk '{print $1}')"
+
+cat > "$PKGBUILD_DIR/PKGBUILD" <<EOF
+pkgname=emerald
+pkgver=$PACKAGE_VERSION
+pkgrel=1
+pkgdesc='Open-source cross-platform Minecraft launcher made with .NET'
+arch=('x86_64')
+url='https://github.com/RiversideValley/Emerald'
+license=('custom')
+depends=('gtk3' 'libx11' 'fontconfig' 'freetype2' 'glibc')
+source=('$SOURCE_NAME')
+sha256sums=('$SOURCE_SHA256')
+
+package() {
+  cp -a "\$srcdir/package/." "\$pkgdir/"
+}
+EOF
diff --git a/scripts/linux/publish-linux-x64.sh b/scripts/linux/publish-linux-x64.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..ae257d75
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/linux/publish-linux-x64.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+PROJECT_PATH="${PROJECT_PATH:-./Emerald/Emerald.csproj}"
+OUTPUT_ROOT="${OUTPUT_ROOT:-$PWD/artifacts/linux}"
+PACKAGE_VERSION="${PACKAGE_VERSION:?PACKAGE_VERSION is required}"
+PUBLIC_VERSION="${PUBLIC_VERSION:?PUBLIC_VERSION is required}"
+UPDATE_CHANNEL="${UPDATE_CHANNEL:?UPDATE_CHANNEL is required}"
+RELEASE_TAG="${RELEASE_TAG:?RELEASE_TAG is required}"
+COMMIT_SHA="${COMMIT_SHA:?COMMIT_SHA is required}"
+BUILD_TIMESTAMP_UTC="${BUILD_TIMESTAMP_UTC:?BUILD_TIMESTAMP_UTC is required}"
+
+PUBLISH_ROOT="$OUTPUT_ROOT/publish"
+PUBLISH_DIR="$PUBLISH_ROOT/Emerald-linux-x64"
+INSTALL_ROOT="$OUTPUT_ROOT/install-root"
+APPDIR="${APPDIR:-$PWD/AppDir}"
+FINAL_DIR="$OUTPUT_ROOT/final"
+
+rm -rf "$PUBLISH_DIR" "$INSTALL_ROOT" "$APPDIR"
+mkdir -p "$PUBLISH_DIR" "$INSTALL_ROOT" "$APPDIR" "$FINAL_DIR"
+
+dotnet publish "$PROJECT_PATH" \
+  -c Release \
+  -f net10.0-desktop \
+  -r linux-x64 \
+  -p:SelfContained=true \
+  -p:PublishTrimmed=false \
+  -p:PublishSingleFile=false \
+  -p:Version="$PACKAGE_VERSION" \
+  -p:FileVersion="$PACKAGE_VERSION" \
+  -p:AssemblyVersion="$PACKAGE_VERSION" \
+  -p:InformationalVersion="$PUBLIC_VERSION" \
+  -p:EmeraldPackageVersion="$PACKAGE_VERSION" \
+  -p:EmeraldPublicVersion="$PUBLIC_VERSION" \
+  -p:EmeraldUpdateChannel="$UPDATE_CHANNEL" \
+  -p:EmeraldReleaseTag="$RELEASE_TAG" \
+  -p:EmeraldCommitSha="$COMMIT_SHA" \
+  -p:EmeraldBuildTimestampUtc="$BUILD_TIMESTAMP_UTC" \
+  -o "$PUBLISH_DIR"
+
+if [ ! -x "$PUBLISH_DIR/Emerald" ]; then
+  echo "Expected Linux executable was not found at $PUBLISH_DIR/Emerald"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+tar -czf "$FINAL_DIR/Emerald-linux-x64.tar.gz" -C "$PUBLISH_ROOT" "Emerald-linux-x64"
+
+install -dm755 "$INSTALL_ROOT/opt/emerald"
+cp -a "$PUBLISH_DIR/." "$INSTALL_ROOT/opt/emerald/"
+
+install -dm755 "$INSTALL_ROOT/usr/bin"
+cat > "$INSTALL_ROOT/usr/bin/emerald" <<'EOF'
+#!/usr/bin/env sh
+exec /opt/emerald/Emerald "$@"
+EOF
+chmod 755 "$INSTALL_ROOT/usr/bin/emerald"
+
+install -dm755 "$INSTALL_ROOT/usr/share/applications"
+cat > "$INSTALL_ROOT/usr/share/applications/emerald.desktop" <<'EOF'
+[Desktop Entry]
+Name=Emerald
+Comment=Open-source cross-platform Minecraft launcher
+Exec=emerald
+Icon=emerald
+Terminal=false
+Type=Application
+Categories=Game;
+EOF
+
+install -dm755 "$INSTALL_ROOT/usr/share/icons/hicolor/256x256/apps"
+install -m644 "$PWD/Emerald/Assets/icon.png" "$INSTALL_ROOT/usr/share/icons/hicolor/256x256/apps/emerald.png"
+
+install -dm755 "$INSTALL_ROOT/usr/share/doc/emerald" "$INSTALL_ROOT/usr/share/licenses/emerald"
+install -m644 "$PWD/LICENSE.md" "$INSTALL_ROOT/usr/share/doc/emerald/copyright"
+install -m644 "$PWD/LICENSE.md" "$INSTALL_ROOT/usr/share/licenses/emerald/LICENSE.md"
+
+if command -v desktop-file-validate >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  desktop-file-validate "$INSTALL_ROOT/usr/share/applications/emerald.desktop"
+fi
+
+install -dm755 "$APPDIR/usr/lib/emerald" "$APPDIR/usr/bin" "$APPDIR/usr/share/applications" "$APPDIR/usr/share/icons/hicolor/256x256/apps"
+cp -a "$PUBLISH_DIR/." "$APPDIR/usr/lib/emerald/"
+install -m644 "$INSTALL_ROOT/usr/share/applications/emerald.desktop" "$APPDIR/usr/share/applications/emerald.desktop"
+install -m644 "$INSTALL_ROOT/usr/share/applications/emerald.desktop" "$APPDIR/usr/share/applications/com.riversidevalley.Emerald.desktop"
+install -m644 "$INSTALL_ROOT/usr/share/icons/hicolor/256x256/apps/emerald.png" "$APPDIR/usr/share/icons/hicolor/256x256/apps/emerald.png"
+
+cat > "$APPDIR/usr/bin/emerald" <<'EOF'
+#!/usr/bin/env sh
+APPDIR="${APPDIR:-$(CDPATH= cd -- "$(dirname -- "$0")/../.." && pwd)}"
+export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="$APPDIR/usr/lib/emerald${LD_LIBRARY_PATH:+:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH}"
+exec "$APPDIR/usr/lib/emerald/Emerald" "$@"
+EOF
+chmod 755 "$APPDIR/usr/bin/emerald"