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archuser_9999

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Registered: 2019-08-17

Posts: 97

[SOLVED] xdg_user_dirs : I want it to NOT

I understand why my session manager wants to update my directories upon login. But I don't want, have never used, any of the following:

XDG_TEMPLATES_DIR="$HOME/Templates"
XDG_PUBLICSHARE_DIR="$HOME/Public"
XDG_VIDEOS_DIR="$HOME/Videos"

particularly since the natty mouse-over on my panel keeps listing these directories, despite there's nothing in them and they're not used. They're just clutter.

I could, I imagine, simply go and edit the base config at /etc/xdg/user-dirs.defaults is this an intended use? I ask simply because I'm trying to stick to the habit of always making local config changes and never touching installation configs, particularly since a) they may be overwritten on update and b) if I mess something up I'm much more stuck.

I tried commenting out the above in my local user-dirs.dirs but this gets recreated every time. Clearly I don't want to make it immutable.

Last edited by archuser_9999 (2020-04-17 18:15:02)

edacval

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From: .LT

Registered: 2008-10-23

Posts: 98

Re: [SOLVED] xdg_user_dirs : I want it to NOT

systemctl --user mask xdg-user-dirs-update.service

archuser_9999

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Re: [SOLVED] xdg_user_dirs : I want it to NOT

Thank you!

Not sure where I'd have dug out that little nugget if I hadn't asked here

Head_on_a_Stick

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Re: [SOLVED] xdg_user_dirs : I want it to NOT

No need to mask the service — just assign the unwanted directories to $HOME, like this:

XDG_TEMPLATES_DIR="$HOME/"
XDG_PUBLICSHARE_DIR="$HOME/"
XDG_VIDEOS_DIR="$HOME/"

Then remove them.

If you don't want the service to do anything at all then create ~/.config/xdg-user-dirs.conf with this line:

enabled=false

Last edited by Head_on_a_Stick (2020-04-17 16:31:23)

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archuser_9999

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Re: [SOLVED] xdg_user_dirs : I want it to NOT

edit: seems that several posts crossed over, and I risked giving the wrong impression.

Have noted both replies above - both very helpful thank you. Am on the case...

Last edited by archuser_9999 (2020-04-17 17:36:41)

archuser_9999

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Registered: 2019-08-17

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Re: [SOLVED] xdg_user_dirs : I want it to NOT

No need to mask the service — just assign the unwanted directories to $HOME, like this:

XDG_TEMPLATES_DIR="$HOME/"
XDG_PUBLICSHARE_DIR="$HOME/"
XDG_VIDEOS_DIR="$HOME/"

Then remove them.

worked like a charm (of course ) thank you!

next step relates to me DE, so nothing to ask here

archuser_9999

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Re: [SOLVED] xdg_user_dirs : I want it to NOT

I know I really shouldn't need to ask again (but I am) ... how do I mark this as solved?

Slithery

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Registered: 2013-12-01

Posts: 5,776

Re: [SOLVED] xdg_user_dirs : I want it to NOT

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Co … ow_to_post

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No, it didn't "fix" anything. It just shifted the brokeness one space to the right. - jasonwryan
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archuser_9999

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Re: [SOLVED] xdg_user_dirs : I want it to NOT

seriously?? create a new thread, and link it to the old one, and call it "solved"??

as opposed to... running a bulletin board that has a button called "mark as solved" ?!?!?

Yeah, being the Arch forum I suppose that would be far too user friendly

Slithery

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From: Norfolk, UK

Registered: 2013-12-01

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Re: [SOLVED] xdg_user_dirs : I want it to NOT

I don't know what you read but that's not what the wiki says. Read it again.

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No, it didn't "fix" anything. It just shifted the brokeness one space to the right. - jasonwryan
Closing -- for deletion; Banning -- for muppetry. - jasonwryan

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headkase

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Registered: 2011-12-06

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Re: [SOLVED] xdg_user_dirs : I want it to NOT

seriously?? create a new thread, and link it to the old one, and call it "solved"??

as opposed to... running a bulletin board that has a button called "mark as solved" ?!?!?

Yeah, being the Arch forum I suppose that would be far too user friendly

Edit your first post in your thread and in that you can edit the title.  In the title prepend "[Solved]" without the quotes.  Welcome to the forum man. 

archuser_9999

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Registered: 2019-08-17

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Re: [SOLVED] xdg_user_dirs : I want it to NOT

thank you

headkase

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Re: [SOLVED] xdg_user_dirs : I want it to NOT

thank you

You're welcome.