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2 | <!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.4//EN"
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3 | "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.4/docbookx.dtd" [
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4 | <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
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5 | %general-entities;
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6 |
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7 | <!ENTITY desktop-file-utils-download-http "http://freedesktop.org/software/desktop-file-utils/releases/desktop-file-utils-&desktop-file-utils-version;.tar.gz">
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8 | <!ENTITY desktop-file-utils-download-ftp " ">
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9 | <!ENTITY desktop-file-utils-md5sum "8b930e9ad08ac6b8205dd00a1d694b0c">
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10 | <!ENTITY desktop-file-utils-size "341 KB">
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11 | <!ENTITY desktop-file-utils-buildsize "2.7 MB">
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12 | <!ENTITY desktop-file-utils-time "less than 0.1 SBU">
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13 | ]>
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14 |
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15 | <sect1 id="desktop-file-utils"
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16 | xreflabel="desktop-file-utils-&desktop-file-utils-version;">
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17 | <sect1info>
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18 | <othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername>
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19 | <date>$Date$</date>
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20 | </sect1info>
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21 | <?dbhtml filename="desktop-file-utils.html"?>
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22 | <title>desktop-file-utils-&desktop-file-utils-version;</title>
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23 | <indexterm zone="desktop-file-utils">
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24 | <primary sortas="a-Desktop-file-utils">Desktop-file-utils</primary>
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25 | </indexterm>
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26 |
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27 | <sect2>
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28 | <title>Introduction to <application>desktop-file-utils</application></title>
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29 |
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30 | <para>The <application>desktop-file-utils</application> package contains
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31 | command line utilities for working with <ulink
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32 | url="http://www.freedesktop.org/Standards/desktop-entry-spec">desktop
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33 | entries</ulink>. These utilities are used by
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34 | <application><acronym>GNOME</acronym></application>-2 and other applications
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35 | to manipulate the <acronym>MIME</acronym>-types application databases and help
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36 | adhere to the desktop entries standards specification.</para>
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37 |
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38 | <sect3><title>Package information</title>
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39 | <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
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40 | <listitem><para>Download (HTTP):
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41 | <ulink url="&desktop-file-utils-download-http;"/></para></listitem>
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42 | <listitem><para>Download (FTP):
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43 | <ulink url="&desktop-file-utils-download-ftp;"/></para></listitem>
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44 | <listitem><para>Download MD5 sum: &desktop-file-utils-md5sum;</para></listitem>
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45 | <listitem><para>Download size: &desktop-file-utils-size;</para></listitem>
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46 | <listitem><para>Estimated disk space required:
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47 | &desktop-file-utils-buildsize;</para></listitem>
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48 | <listitem><para>Estimated build time:
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49 | &desktop-file-utils-time;</para></listitem></itemizedlist>
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50 | </sect3>
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51 |
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52 | <sect3><title><application>desktop-file-utils</application> dependencies</title>
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53 | <sect4><title>Required</title>
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54 | <para><xref linkend="glib2"/> and <xref linkend="popt"/></para>
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55 | </sect4>
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56 |
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57 | <sect4><title>Optional</title>
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58 | <para><xref linkend="emacs"/></para>
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59 | </sect4>
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60 | </sect3>
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61 |
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62 | </sect2>
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63 |
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64 | <sect2>
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65 | <title>Installation of <application>desktop-file-utils</application></title>
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66 |
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67 | <para>Install <application>desktop-file-utils</application> by running the
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68 | following commands:</para>
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69 |
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70 | <screen><userinput><command>./configure --prefix=/usr &&
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71 | make</command></userinput></screen>
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72 |
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73 | <para>Now, as the root user:</para>
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74 |
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75 | <screen><userinput role='root'><command>make install</command></userinput></screen>
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76 |
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77 | </sect2>
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78 |
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79 | <sect2>
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80 | <title>Configuring <application>desktop-file-utils</application></title>
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81 |
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82 | <sect3><title>Configuration information</title>
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83 | <para>The default location for the <acronym>MIME</acronym>-types application
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84 | database is <filename>/usr/share/applications/mimeinfo.cache</filename>. If
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85 | you are going to install, or have already installed, a desktop environment
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86 | such as <application><acronym>GNOME</acronym></application> or
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87 | <acronym>KDE</acronym> in a prefix other than
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88 | <filename class='directory'>/usr</filename>, you'll need to update the
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89 | <envar>XDG_DATA_DIRS</envar> environment variable so that additional
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90 | <acronym>MIME</acronym>-types application databases are properly maintained.
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91 | Add the following to the system-wide or personal profile:</para>
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92 |
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93 | <para>For <application><acronym>GNOME</acronym></application>:</para>
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94 |
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95 | <screen><userinput>XDG_DATA_DIRS=$XDG_DATA_DIRS:$GNOME_PREFIX/share
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96 | export XDG_DATA_DIRS</userinput></screen>
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97 |
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98 | <para>For <application><acronym>KDE</acronym></application>:</para>
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99 |
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100 | <screen><userinput>XDG_DATA_DIRS=$XDG_DATA_DIRS:$KDE_PREFIX/share
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101 | export XDG_DATA_DIRS</userinput></screen>
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102 |
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103 | <para>If you're installing both
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104 | <application><acronym>GNOME</acronym></application> and
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105 | <application><acronym>KDE</acronym></application>:</para>
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106 |
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107 | <screen><userinput>XDG_DATA_DIRS=$XDG_DATA_DIRS:$GNOME_PREFIX/share:$KDE_PREFIX/share
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108 | export XDG_DATA_DIRS</userinput></screen>
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109 |
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110 | </sect3>
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111 |
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112 | </sect2>
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113 |
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114 | <sect2>
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115 | <title>Contents</title>
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116 |
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117 | <segmentedlist>
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118 | <segtitle>Installed Programs</segtitle>
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119 | <segtitle>Installed Libraries</segtitle>
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120 | <segtitle>Installed Directories</segtitle>
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121 |
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122 | <seglistitem>
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123 | <seg>desktop-file-install, desktop-file-validate and
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124 | update-desktop-database</seg>
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125 | <seg>None</seg>
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126 | <seg>None</seg>
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127 | </seglistitem>
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128 | </segmentedlist>
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129 |
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130 | <variablelist>
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131 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
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132 | <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
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133 |
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134 | <varlistentry id="desktop-file-install">
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135 | <term><command>desktop-file-install</command></term>
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136 | <listitem><para>is used to install a new, or modify an existing desktop file
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137 | entry. It is also used to rebuild or modify the <acronym>MIME</acronym>-types
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138 | application database.</para>
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139 | <indexterm zone="desktop-file-utils desktop-file-install">
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140 | <primary sortas="b-desktop-file-install">desktop-file-install</primary>
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141 | </indexterm></listitem>
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142 | </varlistentry>
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143 |
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144 | <varlistentry id="desktop-file-validate">
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145 | <term><command>desktop-file-validate</command></term>
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146 | <listitem><para>is used to verify the integrity of a desktop file.</para>
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147 | <indexterm zone="desktop-file-utils desktop-file-validate">
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148 | <primary sortas="b-desktop-file-validate">desktop-file-validate</primary>
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149 | </indexterm></listitem>
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150 | </varlistentry>
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151 |
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152 | <varlistentry id="update-desktop-database">
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153 | <term><command>update-desktop-database</command></term>
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154 | <listitem><para>is used to update the <acronym>MIME</acronym>-types
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155 | application database.</para>
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156 | <indexterm zone="desktop-file-utils update-desktop-database">
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157 | <primary sortas="b-update-desktop-database">update-desktop-database</primary>
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158 | </indexterm></listitem>
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159 | </varlistentry>
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160 | </variablelist>
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161 |
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162 | </sect2>
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163 |
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164 | </sect1>
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165 |
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