diff --git a/scripts/edmarketconnector.sh b/scripts/edmarketconnector.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+set -e
+
+# NB: EDMC_PATH is replaced with the correct value by the
+#     scripts/linux-setup.sh script. So, no, there's no missing '$' here.
+cd EDMC_PATH
+python3 EDMarketConnector.py
diff --git a/scripts/linux-setup.sh b/scripts/linux-setup.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+#
+# Set up necessary support files to make running EDMarketConnect streamlined
+# on Linux.
+#
+
+###########################################################################
+# Shell script launcher
+#
+#  This needs to be in an appropriate component of $PATH so that the
+# reference in the .desktop file will work.
+###########################################################################
+#######################################################
+# Determine where edmarketconnector.sh needs to go
+#######################################################
+# Really we need this to be "${HOME}/bin", so check that is in $PATH
+if [[ ":$PATH:" != *":$HOME/bin:"* ]];
+then
+        echo "You need to have '${HOME}/bin' in your PATH"
+        echo "Please fix this (might require relogging) and try again"
+        exit 1
+fi
+EDMC_BIN_PATH="${HOME}/bin"
+if [ ! -d "${EDMC_BIN_PATH}" ];
+then
+        echo "'${EDMC_BIN_PATH}' must exist and be a directory!"
+        exit 2
+fi
+#######################################################
+
+#######################################################
+# Determine where the source is located
+#######################################################
+# We know where this script is situated within an unzip/git clone of
+# the source code, so set EDMC_PATH based on that.
+# This is in `scripts/` of the source, so one directory up
+EDMC_PATH="$(dirname $0)/.."
+# And we need the *full* absolute path
+EDMC_PATH="$(realpath ${EDMC_PATH})"
+echo "EDMC_PATH = ${EDMC_PATH}"
+#######################################################
+
+
+#######################################################
+# Copy an edited version of edmarketconnector.sh into place
+#######################################################
+echo "Copying launcher shell script into place..."
+sed -e "s#EDMC_PATH#${EDMC_PATH}#g;" \
+        < "${EDMC_PATH}/scripts/edmarketconnector.sh" \
+        > "${EDMC_BIN_PATH}/edmarketconnector"
+#######################################################
+###########################################################################
+
+###########################################################################
+# Desktop file
+#
+#  This needs to be in a path where any XDG-compliant environment will be
+# able to find it.
+###########################################################################
+echo "Copying .desktop file into place ..."
+install -d -m700 "${HOME}/.local/share/applications"
+install -t "${HOME}/.local/share/applications" "${EDMC_PATH}/io.edcd.EDMarketConnector.desktop"
+###########################################################################
+
+###########################################################################
+# Icon file
+#
+#  This needs to be in a path where any XDG-compliant environment will be
+# able to find it.
+###########################################################################
+echo "Copying icon file into place..."
+install -d -m700 "${HOME}/.local/share/icons/hicolor/512x512/apps"
+install -t "${HOME}/.local/share/icons/hicolor/512x512/apps" "${EDMC_PATH}/io.edcd.EDMarketConnector.png"
+###########################################################################