diff --git a/srcpkgs/jmol/files/jmol.desktop b/srcpkgs/jmol/files/jmol.desktop
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+[Desktop Entry]
+Name=Jmol
+Comment=An open-source Java viewer for chemical structures in 3D
+GenericName=Jmol
+Exec=jmol %f
+Icon=jmol
+Terminal=0
+Type=Application
+MimeType=text/plain;chemical/x-mdl-molfile;chemical/x-cif;chemical/x-cml;application/xml;application/x-aportisdoc;chemical/x-gamess-output;chemical/x-gaussian-log;chemical/x-mopac-out;chemical/x-pdb;chemical/x-xyz;chemical/x-gaussian-cube;chemical/x-qchem-output;
+Categories=Education;Science;Chemistry;
diff --git a/srcpkgs/jmol/template b/srcpkgs/jmol/template
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+# Template for 'jmol'
+pkgname=jmol
+version=14.29.17
+revision=1
+noarch=yes
+maintainer="Brenton Horne <brentonhorne77@gmail.com>"
+homepage="http://jmol.sourceforge.net/"
+hostmakedepends="unzip"
+depends="virtual?java-environment"
+license="LGPL-2.1-or-later"
+short_desc="An open-source Java/JavaScript-based molecule viewer"
+distfiles="${SOURCEFORGE_SITE}/jmol/Jmol/Version%20${version%.*}/Jmol%20${version}/Jmol-${version}-binary.tar.gz
+ http://jmol.sourceforge.net/images/Jmol_icon_128.png"
+skip_extraction="Jmol_icon_128.png"
+checksum="5347e0df0781620d8e1cb7b933cd76ca04d19aef57ceea1b153f2988e25eddb6
+ d84e5e4b5c9b440b3b90432db87e0d4bd5c8237d7d2891c174fac71f0a5a2127"
+
+do_install() {
+	vmkdir usr/bin
+	vmkdir usr/share/${pkgname}
+
+	unzip jsmol.zip -d "${DESTDIR}"/usr/share/
+	rm jsmol.zip
+
+	cp *.jar jmol.sh "${DESTDIR}"/usr/share/${pkgname}
+	ln -s /usr/share/${pkgname}/${pkgname}.sh "$DESTDIR"/usr/bin/${pkgname}
+
+	vinstall "${FILESDIR}/${pkgname}.desktop" 644 usr/share/applications
+	vinstall "${XBPS_SRCDISTDIR}/${pkgname}-${version}/Jmol_icon_128.png" 644 usr/share/pixmaps jmol.png
+}