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+#!/bin/bash
+
+#This test-patch script should serve as a 
+#template for future patch scripts.
+#20210805 KM4ACK
+
+#Give this patch a unique name. A good idea is
+#to give it the application name that is being 
+#patched followed by the date. ie FLDIDI20210805
+
+PATCHNAME=gridtracker20211222
+
+PATCHFILE=$HOME/.config/patch
+touch $PATCHFILE
+###############################
+#Patch script commands go here#
+###############################
+	cd ${HOME} || return
+	sudo apt-get install -y libgconf-2-4
+	GRIDDLL=$(curl -s https://download.gridtracker.org/latest_release.html | grep arm32 | sed 's/.*href="//;s/">.*//')
+	wget --tries 2 --connect-timeout=60 $GRIDDLL
+	GRIDTAR=$(echo $GRIDDLL | sed 's/.*\///g')
+	tar -xzvf $GRIDTAR
+	rm GridTracker*.gz
+	OLDFOLDER=$(ls | grep GridTracker*-linux-arm32)
+	mv "$OLDFOLDER" $HOME/GridTracker
+	cat >gridtracker.desktop <<EOF
+[Desktop Entry]
+Name=GridTracker
+Comment=GridTracker
+GenericName=GridTracker, a WSJT-X Companion
+Exec=${HOME}/GridTracker/GridTracker --disable-accelerated-2d-canvas --num-raster-threads=2
+Icon=${HOME}/GridTracker/gridtracker.png
+Path=${HOME}/GridTracker
+Type=Application
+Encoding=UTF-8
+Terminal=false
+Categories=HamRadio;
+EOF
+
+	sudo mv gridtracker.desktop /usr/share/applications/
+
+
+#############################################
+#write patch name to a file so we can       #
+#look and see if it has been applied before.#
+#This is checked by the patch-menu script   #
+#before running the patch                   #
+#############################################
+echo "$PATCHNAME" >> $PATCHFILE