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+[Desktop Entry]
+Name=Traceroute
+Type=Application
+Comment=Traces packets between two network hosts
+Exec=xmtr
+Terminal=false
+Icon=mtr_icon.xpm
+Encoding=UTF-8
+X-Desktop-File-Install-Version=0.2
+Categories=System;Application;