Gaming Linux® From Scratch (System V Edition) - Version #05cf

Chapter 12. Installing Steam Dependencies

Xdg-user-dirs-0.19

Introduction to Xdg-user-dirs

Xdg-user-dirs is a tool to help manage “well known” user directories like the desktop folder and the music folder. It also handles localization (i.e. translation) of the filenames.

Installation of Xdg-user-dirs

Install xdg-user-dirs by running the following commands: 

mkdir build &&
cd    build &&

meson setup --prefix=/usr       \
            --buildtype=release \
            -D docs=false       \
            .. &&
ninja

Now, as the root user: 

ninja install &&
rm -rvf /usr/lib/systemd

Command Explanations

[Note]

Note

Inspect meson_options.txt or meson.options for a full list of options.

-D docs=false: Disables the installation of the man pages.

Configuring Xdg-user-dirs

Config Files

~/.config/user-dirs.dirs, /etc/xdg/user-dirs.conf, and /etc/xdg/user-dirs.defaults. Those default locations can be overridden by XDG_CONFIG_HOME and XDG_CONFIG_DIRS

Contents

Installed Programs: xdg-user-dir and xdg-user-dirs-update
Installed Library: None
Installed Directory: None

Short Descriptions

xdg-user-dir

looks up the current path for one of the XDG user directories

xdg-user-dirs-update

creates localized versions of the user directories