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[Bob Bib <883628@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Public bug reported:

File Roller (including the latest version, 3.2.1) uses the ~/.cache directory for its temporary files directories, e. g.:
~/.cache/.fr-a12bc3

It creates these temporary folders with files when a user looks through
the archive and double-clicks on any file inside to view it.

If File Roller exits unexpectedly, these temp files can only be removed
manually.

As it can be learned from bug #245716, some times ago File Roller was
even more ugly and created its temp directories directly in user home
directory.

It would be much more effective to use /tmp directory for ALL the temp files and folders for two reasons:
1) /tmp directory gets cleaned on every reboot;
2) some people use tmpfs for /tmp directory, so it can be much faster.

** Affects: file-roller (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

** Summary changed:

- File Roller temp directory is not optimal
+ File Roller temp directories are not optimal

** Description changed:

  File Roller (including the latest version, 3.2.1) uses the ~/.cache directory for its temporary files directories, e. g.:
  ~/.cache/a12bc3
  
  It creates these temporary folders with files when a user looks through
  the archive and double-clicks on any file inside to view it.
  
  If File Roller exits unexpectedly, these temp files can only be removed
  manually.
  
  As it can be learned from bug #245716, some times ago File Roller was
  even more ugly and created its temp directories directly in user home
  directory.
  
- It would be much more effective to use /tmp directory for ALL temporary files and folders for two reasons:
+ It would be much more effective to use /tmp directory for ALL tem files and folders for two reasons:
  1) /tmp directory gets cleaned on every reboot;
  2) some people use tmpfs for /tmp directory, so it can be much faster.

** Description changed:

  File Roller (including the latest version, 3.2.1) uses the ~/.cache directory for its temporary files directories, e. g.:
  ~/.cache/a12bc3
  
  It creates these temporary folders with files when a user looks through
  the archive and double-clicks on any file inside to view it.
  
  If File Roller exits unexpectedly, these temp files can only be removed
  manually.
  
  As it can be learned from bug #245716, some times ago File Roller was
  even more ugly and created its temp directories directly in user home
  directory.
  
- It would be much more effective to use /tmp directory for ALL tem files and folders for two reasons:
+ It would be much more effective to use /tmp directory for ALL the temp files and folders for two reasons:
  1) /tmp directory gets cleaned on every reboot;
  2) some people use tmpfs for /tmp directory, so it can be much faster.

** Description changed:

  File Roller (including the latest version, 3.2.1) uses the ~/.cache directory for its temporary files directories, e. g.:
- ~/.cache/a12bc3
+ ~/.cache/fr-a12bc3
  
  It creates these temporary folders with files when a user looks through
  the archive and double-clicks on any file inside to view it.
  
  If File Roller exits unexpectedly, these temp files can only be removed
  manually.
  
  As it can be learned from bug #245716, some times ago File Roller was
  even more ugly and created its temp directories directly in user home
  directory.
  
  It would be much more effective to use /tmp directory for ALL the temp files and folders for two reasons:
  1) /tmp directory gets cleaned on every reboot;
  2) some people use tmpfs for /tmp directory, so it can be much faster.

** Description changed:

  File Roller (including the latest version, 3.2.1) uses the ~/.cache directory for its temporary files directories, e. g.:
- ~/.cache/fr-a12bc3
+ ~/.cache/.fr-a12bc3
  
  It creates these temporary folders with files when a user looks through
  the archive and double-clicks on any file inside to view it.
  
  If File Roller exits unexpectedly, these temp files can only be removed
  manually.
  
  As it can be learned from bug #245716, some times ago File Roller was
  even more ugly and created its temp directories directly in user home
  directory.
  
  It would be much more effective to use /tmp directory for ALL the temp files and folders for two reasons:
  1) /tmp directory gets cleaned on every reboot;
  2) some people use tmpfs for /tmp directory, so it can be much faster.

** Summary changed:

- File Roller temp directories are not optimal
+ File Roller temp directories are created in not optimal place

** Summary changed:

- File Roller temp directories are created in not optimal place
+ File Roller temp files and directories are created in non-optimal place

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/883628

Title:
  File Roller temp files and directories are created in non-optimal
  place

Status in “file-roller” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  File Roller (including the latest version, 3.2.1) uses the ~/.cache directory for its temporary files directories, e. g.:
  ~/.cache/.fr-a12bc3

  It creates these temporary folders with files when a user looks
  through the archive and double-clicks on any file inside to view it.

  If File Roller exits unexpectedly, these temp files can only be
  removed manually.

  As it can be learned from bug #245716, some times ago File Roller was
  even more ugly and created its temp directories directly in user home
  directory.

  It would be much more effective to use /tmp directory for ALL the temp files and folders for two reasons:
  1) /tmp directory gets cleaned on every reboot;
  2) some people use tmpfs for /tmp directory, so it can be much faster.

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