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[Bug 1122613] Re: XDG Base Directory Specification environment variables aren't set by default

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From: Olek Wojnar <1122613@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 13 Sep 2015 21:53:44 -0000
Reply-to: Bug 1122613 <1122613@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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** Also affects: xdg-user-dirs (Debian)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1122613

Title:
  XDG Base Directory Specification environment variables aren't set by
  default

Status in xdg-user-dirs package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed
Status in xdg-user-dirs package in Debian:
  New

Bug description:
  The XDG Base Directory Specification specifies environment variables
  that applications can use to find user data. These variables are
  currently not set in Ubuntu.

  I propose that we set the following environment variables in the
  /etc/xdg/user-dirs.defaults

  $XDG_DATA_HOME 
  $XDG_CONFIG_HOME 
  $XDG_DATA_DIRS 
  $XDG_CONFIG_DIRS
  $XDG_CACHE_HOME
  $XDG_RUNTIME_DIR

  http://standards.freedesktop.org/basedir-spec/basedir-spec-
  latest.html#variables

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