source: x/lib/shared-mime-info.xml@ 84b64f2

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  %general-entities;

  <!ENTITY shared-mime-info-download-http "http://freedesktop.org/~jrb/shared-mime-info-&shared-mime-info-version;.tar.gz">
  <!ENTITY shared-mime-info-download-ftp  "ftp://ftp.fu-berlin.de/unix/linux/mirrors/gentoo/distfiles/shared-mime-info-&shared-mime-info-version;.tar.gz">
  <!ENTITY shared-mime-info-md5sum        "255a20bae753ebd41e2286b01e7b86d0">
  <!ENTITY shared-mime-info-size          "753 KB">
  <!ENTITY shared-mime-info-buildsize     "7.5 MB">
  <!ENTITY shared-mime-info-time          "less than 0.1 SBU">
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<sect1 id="shared-mime-info" 
xreflabel="shared-mime-info-&shared-mime-info-version;">
<sect1info>
<othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername>
<date>$Date$</date>
</sect1info>
<?dbhtml filename="shared-mime-info.html" ?>
<title>shared-mime-info-&shared-mime-info-version;</title>
<indexterm zone="shared-mime-info">
<primary sortas="a-shared-mime-info">shared-mime-info</primary></indexterm>

<sect2>
<title>Introduction to <application>shared-mime-info</application></title>

<para>The <application>shared-mime-info</application> package contains a
<acronym>MIME</acronym> database. This allows central updates of
<acronym>MIME</acronym> information for all supporting applications.</para>

<sect3><title>Package information</title>
<itemizedlist spacing='compact'>
<listitem><para>Download (HTTP): 
<ulink url="&shared-mime-info-download-http;"/></para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Download (FTP): 
<ulink url="&shared-mime-info-download-ftp;"/></para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Download MD5 sum: 
&shared-mime-info-md5sum;</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Download size: 
&shared-mime-info-size;</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Estimated disk space required: 
&shared-mime-info-buildsize;</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Estimated build time: 
&shared-mime-info-time;</para></listitem></itemizedlist>
</sect3>

<sect3><title><application>shared-mime-info</application> dependencies</title>
<sect4><title>Required</title>
<para><xref linkend="glib2"/>, 
<xref linkend="libxml2"/> and 
<xref linkend="perl-modules"/>: XML-Parser</para>
</sect4>
</sect3>

</sect2>

<sect2>
<title>Installation of <application>shared-mime-info</application></title>

<para>Install <application>shared-mime-info</application> by running the 
following commands:</para>

<screen><userinput><command>./configure --prefix=/usr &amp;&amp;
make</command></userinput></screen>

<para>Now, as the root user:</para>

<screen><userinput role='root'><command>make install</command></userinput></screen>

</sect2>

<sect2>
<title>Configuring <application>shared-mime-info</application></title>

<sect3><title>Configuration information</title>

<para>Some applications 
(including <application><acronym>GNOME</acronym></application>-2) require 
a properly set enviroment variable to locate the <acronym>MIME</acronym> 
database. Satisfy this requirement by setting the following variable in your 
local shell profile, or the system-wide profile:</para>

<screen><userinput>XDG_DATA_DIRS=/usr/share
export XDG_DATA_DIRS</userinput></screen>
</sect3>

</sect2>

<sect2>
<title>Contents</title>

<segmentedlist>
<segtitle>Installed Program</segtitle>
<segtitle>Installed Libraries</segtitle>
<segtitle>Installed Directory</segtitle>

<seglistitem>
<seg>update-mime-database</seg>
<seg>None</seg>
<seg>/usr/share/mime</seg>
</seglistitem>
</segmentedlist>

<variablelist>
<bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
<?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>

<varlistentry id="update-mime-database">
<term><command>update-mime-database</command></term>
<listitem><para>assists in adding <acronym>MIME</acronym> data to the 
database.</para>
<indexterm zone="shared-mime-info update-mime-database">
<primary sortas="b-update-mime-database">update-mime-database</primary>
</indexterm></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>

</sect2>

</sect1>