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In this case, the software is Blender. I followed the instructions on Blender.org, and it all works. But, when I click on Blender in the dash, it runs version 2.62, which is what I got with apt-get. If I want the latest version that I downloaded from the website (2.68a), I have to go into the folder that was extracted from the .tar.bz2 file and click on Blender in there. Isn't there a way to connect the icon in the dash with the last one I downloaded, so I don't have to keep going through the file system?

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You have to create a new file in ~/.local/share/applications called blender.desktop with the following content inside:

[Desktop Entry]
Name=Blender
GenericName=3D modeller
Comment=3D modeling, animation, rendering and post-production
Exec=/path/to/bleder-version-2.68a
Icon=blender
Terminal=false
Type=Application
Categories=Graphics;3DGraphics;
MimeType=application/x-blender;

Change /path/to/bleder-version-2.68a with the absolute path of Blender, version 2.68a.

Radu Rădeanu
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Because you are using the .desktop file that was installed in the system. If you want to use another blender, you should either:

  1. Remove the Blender installed with apt and create the .desktop file
  2. Modify the current .desktop file
  3. Create another .desktop file with different name.

You should look into /usr/share/applications/*.desktop for them. Create a file with root and save it. You can read a extensive guide about desktop entries here

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