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+#!/bin/sh
+# borrowed from manjaro livecd
+
+xdg=$(xdg-user-dir DESKTOP)
+src='/usr/share/applications'
+
+## We don't need .desktop on desktop,
+## actually we should remove .desktop or fix the .desktop as it is running with pkexec,
+## and using current calamares config (not even running with script to provide logs).
+#if [[ -f /usr/bin/calamares ]]; then
+#    install -Dm755 $src/calamares.desktop \
+#    $xdg/calamares.desktop
+#fi
+
+# workaround for glib trash bug (https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=748248)
+userid=$(id -u $USER)
+if [ ! -d "/.Trash-$userid" ]; then
+    sudo mkdir -p /.Trash-$userid/{expunged,files,info}
+    sudo chown -R $userid /.Trash-$userid
+fi
+
+# mark launchers trusted for XFCE 4.18
+for f in $(ls $xdg/*desktop); do
+    gio set -t string $f metadata::xfce-exe-checksum "$(sha256sum $f | awk '{print $1}')"
+done;