Questions tagged [xdg]
For questions concerning the desktop environment utilities or standards and specifications of freedesktop.org (previously X Desktop Group, or XDG).
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How to make sure dconf (or gsettings) and <guix>/dconf-editor use the same backend database
Disclaimer: I'm running Guix package manager as a user on Ubuntu 22.04.4. That is most likely part of the problem: Guix uses non traditional paths for packages and sets symlinks and various search-...
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How do I enable Linux to make use of desktop.ini files?
I've noticed that sometimes when transferring media from Windows to Linux, desktop.ini created by Windows are included. These files include useful metadata, such as the icon for the folder and more.
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How to fix Zscaler XDG under i3
I cannot authenticate to Zscaler on my Debian because XDG does not appear to be returning the auth token from the browser back to Zscaler. I'm pretty sure this is because I'm using i3 instead of Gnome ...
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Where should XDG_CACHE_HOME be set on Ubuntu?
According to the specification:
$XDG_CACHE_HOME defines the base directory relative to which user-specific non-essential data files should be stored. If $XDG_CACHE_HOME is either not set or empty, a ...
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`gio open` fails to use its own mime config
I'm struggling with gio failing to open an url using default browser under XFCE4 desktop environment. What could be the reason and how to fix it?
gio info http://google.com identifies the link as text/...
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XDG Base Directory environment variables not respected by notionally compliant software
The goal
I'm running Arch Linux. I want to store all config/data/cache/state files in subdirectories of ~/local, like so:
~
├── downloads
├── documents
└── local
├── data
├── state
├── ...
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How to find XDG user directories if specified system-wide
TLDR: How do I find the current settings for my XDG user directories other than invoking xdg-user-dir?
I'm on a system that specifies non-standard XDG user directories in /etc/xdg/user-dirs.defaults. ...
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Where should I place .desktop files for 3rd-party apps installed in /opt?
Where am I supposed to put .desktop files for 3rd-party applications installed in /opt?
I can put them in ~/.local/share/applications for each user but this is a maintenance nightmare. Preferably, I'd ...
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Is there a Windows equivalent to ~/.local/bin?
On Ubuntu, the default path includes /usr/bin, which is where most system applications are installed via sudo. The equivalent on Windows is C:\Program Files, protected by UAC. (Of course, it's more ...
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Why is the $XDG_RUNTIME_DIR (/run/user/$UID) directory not created after "su - user"?
Why is the $XDG_RUNTIME_DIR (/run/user/$UID) directory not created after "su - user" ? :
administrateur@localhost:~$ su - test
Password:
test@localhost:~$ systemctl --user
Failed to connect ...
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Why is the RuntimeDirectory is not created by user service startup?
when I start "myApplication-myInstance.service" as a user, the RuntimeDirectory (see man systemd.exec) is not created :
$ systemctl --user cat myApplication-myInstance.service | grep ...
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Linux XDG file dialog: custom pinned folders?
Is there a way to add custom folders to the left bar of the XDG file dialog in Linux? How?
Below is a screenshot of the file dialog from my Firefox under Kubuntu 20.04, with plasma-browser-integration ...
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Replacing of GTK+ file dialogs with KDE's via XDG portals not working (XFCE, Manjaro)
I'm stuck after trying and triple-checking everything from the most upvoted answer (from @ntninja) to this question. I did this on two machines - Manjaro and an old Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.
Installed the ...
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ChromeOS linux show in folder
When I click 'show in folder' in a Linux app running on Chrome OS, Visual Studio Code will be launched. I would much prefer the Chrome OS built in file manager to display the folder.
I have found the ...
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Why can't gio load info for my handler?
I'm trying to set up zoom and having a bit of trouble. At the top level, I would like to be able to open zoommtg: links with xdg-open. I get this right now:
% xdg-open zoommtg:
gio: zoommtg:: The ...
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