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+final: prev: {
+  neovim-unwrapped = prev.neovim-unwrapped.overrideAttrs (oldAttrs: {
+    postInstall = (oldAttrs.postInstall or "") + ''
+      substituteInPlace $out/share/applications/nvim.desktop \
+        --replace "TryExec=nvim" "" \
+        --replace "Terminal=true" "Terminal=false" \
+        --replace "Exec=nvim %F" "Exec=kitty nvim %F"
+    '';
+  });
+}