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What is the procedure to update mime type associations in KDE?
I would like to revert to the default mime definitions at the system level, and also rebuild my local mime database. I am running Arch Linux KDE.
The Arch Wiki says,
If you use a desktop ...
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In XDG Base Directory Specification what if $HOME is unset or empty
Personally I'd like to adhere to to XDG Base Directory Specification to make my utility more portable.
However when doing so it requires me to re-implement for systems that do not have the XDG_ ...
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How to simulate XDG links with wine
There is a windows app called AgentsReports.exe that functions only when you click on a link in the browser of a related website that holds this XDG scheme
AgentsReports://agent_id=" + "2332lokiJJn&...
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How do I get XDG_CONFIG_HOME from a shell script / command line?
Is ${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-${HOME}/.config} enough or there are more tricks to it?
Is there maybe some xdg-user-dir CONFIG or xdg-settings invocation that gives me where to expect programs' configs?
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Why are the XDG variables for my account undefined when I login through SSH?
When logged in to the desktop:
$ env | grep XDG_
XDG_CONFIG_DIRS=/etc/xdg
XDG_SESSION_PATH=/org/freedesktop/DisplayManager/Session4
XDG_MENU_PREFIX=xfce-
XDG_SEAT=seat0
XDG_SESSION_DESKTOP=xfce
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MIME type text/html: how & where defined?
I've asked a related question on AskUbuntu (How to open *.htm differently than *.html?) with no interest yet, so I'm addressing the same issue with a more fundamental question.
I cannot find how and ...
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Query xdg for existing *.desktop entries
I am looking to create a .directory for an installation script, but I want to know if the .desktop entry already exists (e.g. because of a failed install)
Disclaimer : My own desktop environment ...
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Create a custom URL Protocol Handler
I would like to register a URL scheme (or protocol) handler for my own custom URL protocol, so that clicking on a link with this custom protocol will execute a command on that URL. Which steps do I ...
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Understanding AutostartCondition key in .desktop files
CentOS 7.x with GNOME 3 Shell by default provides the following *.desktop files under /etc/xdg/autostart/ with AutostartCondition key:
# gnome-welcome-tour.desktop
[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
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Where should I store my application files (data, cache, logs, crashes, etc.) [closed]
Although I did some research on this subject, I couldn't reach the exact information I wanted. Actually, not exactly disclosed, everyone approached in a different way.
For the: Filesystem Hierarchy ...
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Launch default terminal emulator by command
How do I launch the default terminal emulator by command? x-terminal-emulator won't work because I'm not using a Debian and xdg-terminal doesn't seem to exist either. Is there any other way to launch ...
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How to create / delete $XDG_RUNTIME_DIR at login / logoff
Today I was surprised to ssh into my box running Arch Linux and find that /run/user/$(id -u) didn't exist.
The XDG Base Directory Specification says:
$XDG_RUNTIME_DIR defines the base directory ...
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What's the right way to add directories to XDG_DATA_DIRS?
I've installed some app under /opt/myapp, which has a /opt/myapp/share directory. As I finish installing, it tells me:
Note that '/opt/myapp/share' is not in the search path
set by the XDG_DATA_HOME ...
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Change icons directory to a xdg base directory
How can I change the icons directory from ~/.icons to $XDG_DATA_HOME/icons/?
I set $XDG_DATA_HOME to ~/.data/, but it didn't work (it seems that the icon configuration is not compliant to XDG Base ...
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Can I use ~/.config/ instead of ~/ for arbitrary packages?
I read very little about xdg, probably just enough to be dangerous. From what I've seen online, it looks like the new cool thing is to put specification files for X in ~/.config/ instead of just ~/ ...
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How to make flatpak applications use standard locations for user data files?
Applications installed with Flatpak are keeping user data and configuration under ~/.var/app/ (see Wiki and documentation).
I would like the applications installed with Flatpak to reuse the ...
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Is there a standard XDG location for user secrets?
XDG defines ~/.config, ~/.cache and other shell-agnostic locations for user configuration files. Some applications define their own locations for user secrets, like ~/.ssh and ~/.gpg.
Is there an XDG-...
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Which program runs $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/autostart in Debian 9?
Which program runs $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/autostart in Debian 9?
I tried putting the following .desktop file in $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/autostart:
[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Name=test
Comment=test
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Cannot set default application for xdg-open
I am trying to make gthumb the default when opening png files from the terminal
$ xdg-mime default ~/.gnome/apps/gthumb.desktop image/png
I created this symlink:
$ ls -l ~/.gnome/apps/gthumb....
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xdg-open on debian 9 fails to open browser
I decided to try lxdm (was using fluxbox and xfce), and discovered that for many programs the url handler was failing, producing this error message;
Quite strange as you can see, it's prepending the ...
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Switching user with gdmflexiserver from i3
Apparently, when using gdm3 (the default of Ubuntu 18.04) we should be able to run gdmflexiserver to get a new greeter and log in with resp. switch to another user.
When running the command in my i3 ...
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Is there a home directory location for overriding icons?
There are a few home directory locations that complement /usr locations. Files in these locations override their /usr counterparts. For example:
~/.local/bin complements /usr/bin
~/.local/share/...
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Why does xdg-open use Mendeley as default for PDFs?
Similar to this question, I have some applications (Calibre, texdoc) open PDFs with Mendeley. Opening PDFs from Thunar, Thunderbird, Firefox etc. opens evince, the expected default.
It seems that ...
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how can i change default xdg-viewer on chromium
I want to change my external default viewer not to be xdg, i need it too be VNC... I tried on chrome/settings but found nothing. im using ubuntu 14.04(ZorinOS
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What is the command line equivalent of xdg Terminal=true?
When I create an xdg-desktop file with Terminal=true, this has the effect of:
launching a new terminal window
running the command in that terminal (from Exec=command)
What is the equivalent CLI ...
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What is the user equivalent of the global /opt directory?
I'm wondering if anybody has agreed on a user equivalent of the global /opt directory, for third-party packages that are distributed as a tarball to be unpacked as a single directory. Examples include ...
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Open a directory in the default file manager and select a file
In a program which I am writing I want to offer the functionality to open the directory where the file which I am currently processing is located and automatically select that file (so that the user ...
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Set default program for MIME type: image/*
Is there really no way to set the default program for all MIME sub-types of a top-level type? E.g., image/*.
I am talking about the XDG MIME spec, and not the older mailcap scheme. And I'm not asking ...
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recreate xdg directories after accidentally deleting it
im running xdg-user-dirs-update command, which create two files in .config directory, user-dirs.dirs and user-dirs.locale. user-dirs.dirs lookes like this:
# This file is written by xdg-user-dirs-...
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How to use SELinux to reject applications' modifications to home directory?
I have grown to be annoyed by applications ignoring the XDG base directory specification.
What's the best way to deny applications any changes to the home directory except in the specified ...
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Which distributions have $HOME/.local/bin in $PATH?
Example: in Ubuntu, there is always a .local directory in the home directory and .profile includes this line:
PATH="$HOME/bin:$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"
$HOME/.local/bin does not exist by default, but ...
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Is there a standard way for getting the media mount path (like /media/user, /run/media/user…)?
In an application, I need to find out where removable media is mounted. On Ubuntu, this happens in /media/username/ . On Arch, it is /run/media/username/ . On other systems, its just /media/ etc.
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Why does dconf differ from dconf-editor?
Kali 2016.2 in Qemu:
/usr/bin/qemu-system-x86_64 -boot d -m 5000 --enable-kvm
-cdrom kali-linux-2016.2-amd64.iso
I'm trying to list root dir:
# /usr/bin/dconf list /
org/
But dconf-editor shows ...
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Can I add the Twig file type to Linux?
I generally give Twig files a "twig" extension. As I understand it these Twig files are usually recognised as HTML like files by Linux using some sort of scan algorithm. So Nemo for example ...
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How to programmatically query the Freedesktop application database?
I know about xdg-mime which can query the mapping from MIME filetype to associated desktop application. But this can return mappings to non-existent applications, e.g.
$ xdg-mime default non-...
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Is there a specification or defined purpose of XDG user directories from freedesktop.org?
Specifically I am asking about ~/Templates/, but any information about the other directories is appreciated. I understand how to use ~/Templates in the context of my graphical file manager, but I am ...
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Equivalent for `dm-tool switch-to-user `otheruser in different display managers
When using lightdm I can switch to another user by executing dm-tool switch-to-user. Is there a way that doesn't depend on the display manager? If not, what would be the equivalent command for the ...
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I just wanted to find where xdg-mime was looking for associations. What the hell is it _doing_?
It's too long to post the whole strace here, try
strace -fe open,openat xdg-mime query default inode/directory
suffice to say that command spits 429 lines, it seems like it's attaching processes to ...
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XDG resolves filename as text/plain
I have a MIME definition file which is installed as part of a package:
$ rpm -ql virt-viewer | grep mime
/usr/share/mime/packages/virt-viewer-mime.xml
$ cat /usr/share/mime/packages/virt-viewer-mime....
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XDG desktop/menu files and XFCE
I've been using XFCE for about a week now; I finally gave up on KDE on my desktop because of too many problems with the set-up there (switching between multiple users with multiple X servers running ...
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How to set an icon for custom mimetype in Linux Mint Mate?
I'm using Linux Mint 17.2 MATE
I have a problem assigning an icon for custom (newly created) file type.
My task:
To set new double-click action and new icon for *.session files.
My sequence of ...
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Who is creating Documents/Video/Pictures/etc. in home directory
I had Ubuntu-14.04 installed in a minimum configuration, i.e. with no X Windows support. Later I added x-server packages for my card, and a lightweight WindowManager (I don't want KDE or GNOME), so I ...
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Is there a single documentation page for all the XDG_* environment variables?
I can find documentation for some XDG_* here and there, but for many others I still don't know where to look.
I have not been able to find a single document where the meaning of all these variables ...
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Installing files in ~/.local
When installing software compiled from source, I normally place them in /usr/local/, which is by far the most common default in my experience, and standard practice at least on Debian and its ...
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Autostarting .desktop application at startup not working
I have read that adding a .desktop file to /etc/xdg/autostart can start an application at startup. I did the same to execute my application. But nothing happens on startup. Following is the content of ...
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How can I change the order in which update-desktop-database puts the applications supporting a mimetype?
I am running manjaro linux which is built on top of Arch Linux. I use cinnamon desktop environment occasionally and Awesome for the rest.
I am trying to figure out how I can get the system to choose ...
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What is xdg-icon-resource doing in addition to moving icons to destination?
Installing icons manually by copying files to /usr/share/icons/hicolor/256x256/apps/My256pxSquareIcon.png and using
sudo xdg-icon-ressource install --theme hicolor --context apps --novendor --mode ...
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Emacs entry missing from window manager menus
Since some time ago I have no menu entry for Emacs anymore on my Debian system. The same happens on two different machines -- one running testing and one running unstable. I have tried switching ...
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How to have an /etc/xdg/autostart/app.desktop service wait for a (systemd) service?
TLDR:
How to have an /etc/xdg/autostart/app.desktop service wait for a systemd service?
Long:
I have an app started by /etc/xdg/autostart/app.desktop that requires a systemd service to be started ...
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What is wrong with URI handling on Linux Mint?
I'm using Linux Mint 17.2 XFCE.
I face very strange problem on my Linux Mint 17.2 XFCE. When I open files, that are located in paths with non-latin names (for example /home/yanpas/Загрузки) I see ...
