diff --git a/srcpkgs/runelite-launcher/files/runelite b/srcpkgs/runelite-launcher/files/runelite
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index 00000000000..6bf497d4a8e
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+++ b/srcpkgs/runelite-launcher/files/runelite
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+#!/bin/sh
+exec java -jar "/usr/share/runelite/RuneLite.jar" "$@"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/runelite-launcher/files/runelite.desktop b/srcpkgs/runelite-launcher/files/runelite.desktop
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index 00000000000..fa1c615f526
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+++ b/srcpkgs/runelite-launcher/files/runelite.desktop
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+[Desktop Entry]
+Type=Application
+Encoding=UTF-8
+Name=RuneLite
+Comment=Open source Old School RuneScape client
+Icon=/usr/share/pixmaps/runelite.png
+Exec=/usr/bin/runelite
+Terminal=false
+StartupNotify=false
+Categories=Game;
diff --git a/srcpkgs/runelite-launcher/template b/srcpkgs/runelite-launcher/template
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+++ b/srcpkgs/runelite-launcher/template
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+# Template file for 'runelite-launcher'
+pkgname=runelite-launcher
+version=1.6.1
+revision=1
+noarch=yes
+wrksrc="launcher-${version}"
+hostmakedepends="apache-maven-bin ImageMagick"
+depends="virtual?java-runtime"
+short_desc="Open source Old School RuneScape client"
+maintainer="Matteo Signer <matteo.signer@gmail.com>"
+license="BSD-2-Clause"
+homepage="https://runelite.net"
+distfiles="https://github.com/runelite/launcher/archive/${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=56cefcf906115c1ea4a5cd0556a257672b56a7cf8d8607aba8b1287f5d6ac407
+
+
+do_build() {
+	mvn package
+	convert src/main/resources/runelite.ico[-1] runelite.png
+}
+
+do_install() {
+	vinstall target/RuneLite.jar 644 usr/share/runelite
+	vbin ${FILESDIR}/runelite
+
+	vinstall runelite.png 644 usr/share/pixmaps
+	vinstall ${FILESDIR}/runelite.desktop 644 usr/share/applications
+
+	vlicense LICENSE
+}