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[Jonathan Reed <jdreed@xxxxxxx>]

Public bug reported:

The unity first_run.stamp file should not be in XDG_CACHE_HOME.  As it
is a _cache_, it can be ephemeral.  Rather, it should be in
XDG_CONFIG_HOME.  Once the keyboard shortcut list, for example, has been
presented, I don't need to be told about it again, even if I need to
purge my ~/.cache directory.

This is a problem at our site, where XDG_CACHE_HOME is stored on a
temporary filesystem, to cut down on the tremendous amount of useless
network traffic between workstations and the user's file server.  As a
result, users now have to learn about Unity keyboard shortcuts on every
single login.

Relevant info:

unity:
  Installed: 7.2.1+14.04.20140513-0ubuntu2
  Candidate: 7.2.1+14.04.20140513-0ubuntu2
  Version table:
 *** 7.2.1+14.04.20140513-0ubuntu2 0
        500 http://mirrors.mit.edu/ubuntu/ trusty-updates/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     7.2.0+14.04.20140423-0ubuntu1.2 0
        500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty-security/main amd64 Packages
     7.2.0+14.04.20140416-0ubuntu1 0
        500 http://mirrors.mit.edu/ubuntu/ trusty/main amd64 Packages

Distributor ID:	Ubuntu
Description:	Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Release:	14.04
Codename:	trusty

** Affects: unity (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1328677

Title:
  unity first-run stamp should not be in XDG_CACHE_HOME

Status in “unity” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  The unity first_run.stamp file should not be in XDG_CACHE_HOME.  As it
  is a _cache_, it can be ephemeral.  Rather, it should be in
  XDG_CONFIG_HOME.  Once the keyboard shortcut list, for example, has
  been presented, I don't need to be told about it again, even if I need
  to purge my ~/.cache directory.

  This is a problem at our site, where XDG_CACHE_HOME is stored on a
  temporary filesystem, to cut down on the tremendous amount of useless
  network traffic between workstations and the user's file server.  As a
  result, users now have to learn about Unity keyboard shortcuts on
  every single login.

  Relevant info:

  unity:
    Installed: 7.2.1+14.04.20140513-0ubuntu2
    Candidate: 7.2.1+14.04.20140513-0ubuntu2
    Version table:
   *** 7.2.1+14.04.20140513-0ubuntu2 0
          500 http://mirrors.mit.edu/ubuntu/ trusty-updates/main amd64 Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
       7.2.0+14.04.20140423-0ubuntu1.2 0
          500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty-security/main amd64 Packages
       7.2.0+14.04.20140416-0ubuntu1 0
          500 http://mirrors.mit.edu/ubuntu/ trusty/main amd64 Packages

  Distributor ID:	Ubuntu
  Description:	Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
  Release:	14.04
  Codename:	trusty

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