Latest revision as of 12:03, 16 April 2010

Download Source:	http://www.freedesktop.org/software/desktop-file-utils/releases/desktop-file-utils-0.17.tar.bz2

Introduction to Desktop-file-utils

desktop-file-utils contains a few command line utilities for working with desktop entries.

Project Homepage: http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/desktop-file-utils

Compile the package:

./configure --prefix=/usr &&
make

Install the package

make install

This package does not provide any libraries so only one installation is needed.

Compile the package:

CC="gcc ${BUILD32}" PKG_CONFIG_PATH="${PKG_CONFIG_PATH32}" ./configure --prefix=/usr &&
make

Install the package

make install

Compile the package:

CC="gcc ${BUILDN32}" PKG_CONFIG_PATH="${PKG_CONFIG_PATHN32}" ./configure --prefix=/usr &&
make

Install the package

make install

Compile the package:

CC="gcc ${BUILD64}" PKG_CONFIG_PATH="${PKG_CONFIG_PATH64}" ./configure --prefix=/usr &&
make

Install the package

make install

desktop-file-install	is used to install a new, or modify an existing desktop file entry. It is also used to rebuild or modify the MIME-types application database.
desktop-file-validate	is used to verify the integrity of a desktop file.
update-desktop-database	is used to update the MIME-types application database.

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-== Introduction to Desktop-file-utils ==
+{{Package-Introduction|desktop-file-utils contains a few command line utilities for working with  desktop entries.|http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/desktop-file-utils}}
-The Desktop-file-utils package contains command line utilities for working with [http://www.freedesktop.org/Standards/desktop-entry-spec desktop entries]. These utilities are used by GNOME-2 and other applications to manipulate the MIME-types application databases and help adhere to the desktop entries standards specification.
 == Dependencies ==
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 | is used to update the MIME-types application database.
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+[[Category:General Utilities]]

Installed Programs:	desktop-file-install, desktop-file-validate, and update-desktop-database
Installed Libraries:	None
Installed Directories:	None