diff --git a/utils/Zano.desktop b/utils/Zano.desktop
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+[Desktop Entry]
+Version=1.0
+Name=Zano
+GenericName=Zano
+Comment=Privacy blockchain
+Icon=Zano
+Terminal=true
+Type=Application
+Categories=Qt;Utility;
+Name[en_US]=Zano
+MimeType=x-scheme-handler/zano;
+
diff --git a/utils/build_script_linux_appimage.sh b/utils/build_script_linux_appimage.sh
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+#!/bin/bash -x
+
+# Environment prerequisites:
+# 1) QT_PREFIX_PATH should be set to Qt libs folder
+# 2) BOOST_ROOT should be set to the root of Boost
+# 3) OPENSSL_ROOT_DIR should be set to the root of OpenSSL
+#
+# for example, place these lines to the end of your ~/.bashrc :
+#
+# export BOOST_ROOT=/home/user/boost_1_66_0
+# export QT_PREFIX_PATH=/home/user/Qt5.10.1/5.10.1/gcc_64
+# export OPENSSL_ROOT_DIR=/home/user/openssl
+# export LINUX_DEPLOY_QT=/home/user/QtDeployment.appimage
+
+
+ARCHIVE_NAME_PREFIX=zano-linux-x64-
+
+: "${BOOST_ROOT:?BOOST_ROOT should be set to the root of Boost, ex.: /home/user/boost_1_66_0}"
+: "${QT_PREFIX_PATH:?QT_PREFIX_PATH should be set to Qt libs folder, ex.: /home/user/Qt5.10.1/5.10.1/gcc_64}"
+: "${OPENSSL_ROOT_DIR:?OPENSSL_ROOT_DIR should be set to OpenSSL root folder, ex.: /home/user/openssl}"
+
+if [ -n "$build_prefix" ]; then
+  ARCHIVE_NAME_PREFIX=${ARCHIVE_NAME_PREFIX}${build_prefix}-
+  build_prefix_label="$build_prefix "
+fi
+
+if [ "$testnet" == true ]; then
+  testnet_def="-D TESTNET=TRUE"
+  testnet_label="testnet "
+  ARCHIVE_NAME_PREFIX=${ARCHIVE_NAME_PREFIX}testnet-
+fi
+
+if [ "$testnet" == true ] || [ -n "$qt_dev_tools" ]; then
+  copy_qt_dev_tools=true
+  copy_qt_dev_tools_label="devtools "
+  ARCHIVE_NAME_PREFIX=${ARCHIVE_NAME_PREFIX}devtools-
+fi
+
+
+prj_root=$(pwd)
+
+echo "---------------- BUILDING PROJECT ----------------"
+echo "--------------------------------------------------"
+
+echo "Building...." 
+
+rm -rf build; mkdir -p build/release; cd build/release; 
+cmake $testnet_def -D STATIC=true -D ARCH=x86-64 -D BUILD_GUI=TRUE -D OPENSSL_ROOT_DIR="$OPENSSL_ROOT_DIR" -D CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH="$QT_PREFIX_PATH" -D CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release ../..
+if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+    echo "Failed to run cmake"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+make -j2 daemon simplewallet connectivity_tool
+if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+    echo "Failed to make!"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+make -j1 Zano
+if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+    echo "Failed to make!"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+
+read version_str <<< $(./src/zanod --version | awk '/^Zano/ { print $2 }')
+version_str=${version_str}
+echo $version_str
+
+rm -rf Zano;
+mkdir -p Zano/usr/bin;
+mkdir -p Zano/usr/lib;
+mkdir -p Zano/usr/share/applications;
+mkdir -p Zano/usr/share/icons/hicolor/scalable;
+
+rsync -a ../../src/gui/qt-daemon/layout/html ./Zano/usr/bin --exclude less --exclude package.json --exclude gulpfile.js
+
+cp -Rv src/zanod src/Zano src/simplewallet  src/connectivity_tool ./Zano/usr/bin
+cp -Rv ../../ultils/Zano.desktop ./Zano/usr/share/application/Zano.desktop
+cp -Rv ../../resources/app_icon.svg ./Zano/usr/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/Zano.svg
+
+echo "Exec=$prj_root/build/release/Zano/usr/bin/Zano --deeplink-params=%u" >> ./Zano/usr/share/application/Zano.desktop
+
+$LINUX_DEPLOY_QT ./Zano/usr/share/applications/Zano.desktop  -appimage -qmake=$QT_PREFIX_PATH/bin/qmake
+
+rm -f ./Zano-x86_64.AppImage
+
+package_filename=${ARCHIVE_NAME_PREFIX}${version_str}.AppImage
+
+mv ./Zano-x86_64.AppImage ./$package_filename
+
+echo "Build success"
+
+if [ -z "$upload_build" ]; then
+    exit 0
+fi
+
+echo "Uploading..."
+
+scp $package_filename zano_build_server:/var/www/html/builds
+if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+    echo "Failed to upload to remote server"
+    exit $?
+fi
+
+read checksum <<< $(sha256sum $package_filename | awk '/^/ { print $1 }' )
+
+mail_msg="New ${build_prefix_label}${testnet_label}${copy_qt_dev_tools_label}build for linux-x64:<br>
+https://build.zano.org/builds/$package_filename<br>
+sha256: $checksum"
+
+echo "$mail_msg"
+
+echo "$mail_msg" | mail -s "Zano linux-x64 ${build_prefix_label}${testnet_label}${copy_qt_dev_tools_label}build $version_str" ${emails}
+
+exit 0