# How to install Pharo on Gnu/Linux


Pharo the Modern Smalltalk

Download the [Pharo](https://pharo.org) and decompress the file

```
$ unzip Pharo.zip 
$ sudo mv Pharo /opt/
```


Create the pharo.desktop file and paste the following contents

```desktop
[Desktop Entry]
Encoding=UTF-8
Name=Pharo
GenericName=Pharo
Exec=pharo
Icon=/opt/pharo6.1–64/icons/Pharo.png
Terminal=false
Type=Application
StartupNotify=false
Categories=Development;
Exec=/opt/pharo6.1–64/pharo
```

Move .desktop file to .local/share/applications/

```
$ mv pharo.desktop .local/share/applications/
```


Create ~/.icons directory

```
$ mkdir ~/.icons
$ sudo cp /opt/pharo6.1–64/icons/Pharo.png ~/.icons
```


Happy Coding!