KDE System Administration/KDE Filesystem Hierarchy - Revision history

AnneW at 15:55, 13 July 2012

2012-07-13T15:55:20Z

Neverendingo: Text replace - "" to ""

2011-06-29T20:57:17Z

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2011-06-29T20:47:53Z
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  KDEHOME='~/.kde3'   KDEHOME='~/.kde3'
  KDEROOTHOME='/root/.kde3'   KDEROOTHOME='/root/.kde3'
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  A user has the following directory tree settings:   A user has the following directory tree settings:
    
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  KDEHOME='~/.kde3'   KDEHOME='~/.kde3'
  KDEDIRS='/opt/kde_staff:/opt/kde3'   KDEDIRS='/opt/kde_staff:/opt/kde3'
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  resulting directories are then searched for the file:   resulting directories are then searched for the file:
    
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  ~/.kde3/share/wallpapers/   ~/.kde3/share/wallpapers/
  /opt/kde_staff/share/wallpapers/   /opt/kde_staff/share/wallpapers/
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  following locations:   following locations:
    
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  /data/photos   /data/photos
  ~/.kde3/share/wallpapers/   ~/.kde3/share/wallpapers/



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2011-06-29T20:38:18Z
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  following two lines in <TT >kdeglobals</TT >:   following two lines in <TT >kdeglobals</TT >:
    
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  [Directories]   [Directories]
  dir_wallpaper=/data/photos   dir_wallpaper=/data/photos



Yecril71pl: /* Directory Tree */ share/applications/
2010-11-30T10:19:39Z
‎Directory Tree:  share/applications/

				
				
				
				
			
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  ! Directory !! KDE&nbsp;resource !! Description   ! Directory !! KDE&nbsp;resource !! Description
  |-   |-
− | {{path|share/applnk/}} || apps || Contains .desktop files describing the KDE menu. + | {{path|share/applnk/}} {{path|share/applications/}}|| apps || Contains .desktop files describing the KDE menu.
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  | {{path|share/apps/}} || data || Contains application-specific data files. Each application has a subdirectory here for storing its files.   | {{path|share/apps/}} || data || Contains application-specific data files. Each application has a subdirectory here for storing its files.
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  | {{path|share/config/session/}} || - || This directory is used by session management and is normally only available under $KDEHOME. At the end of a session, KDE applications store their state here. The file names start with the name of the application followed by a number. The session manager "ksmserver" stores references to these numbers when saving a session in "ksmserverrc".   | {{path|share/config/session/}} || - || This directory is used by session management and is normally only available under $KDEHOME. At the end of a session, KDE applications store their state here. The file names start with the name of the application followed by a number. The session manager "ksmserver" stores references to these numbers when saving a session in "ksmserverrc".
  |-   |-
− | {{path|share/doc/HTML/}} || html || Documentation of KDE applications is stored here. Documentation is categorized by language and the application it belongs to.   + | {{path|share/doc/HTML/}} {{path|share/doc/kde/HTML/<var >lang</var >/<var >package</var >}}|| html || Documentation of KDE applications is stored here. Documentation is categorized by language and the application it belongs to.  
    
  Normally, at least two files can be found in a directory: "index.docbook", which contains the documentation in the unformatted docbook format, and "index.cache.bz2", which contains the same documentation formatted as bzip2 compressed HTML. The HTML version is used by khelpcenter; if the HTML version is missing, it will regenerate it from the docbook version, but this is a time-consuming process.   Normally, at least two files can be found in a directory: "index.docbook", which contains the documentation in the unformatted docbook format, and "index.cache.bz2", which contains the same documentation formatted as bzip2 compressed HTML. The HTML version is used by khelpcenter; if the HTML version is missing, it will regenerate it from the docbook version, but this is a time-consuming process.



Yecril71pl: /* Adding Lookup Locations */ fix ref
2010-09-14T13:07:29Z
‎Adding Lookup Locations:  fix ref

				
				
				
				
			
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  KDE applications look up data files using the resource names listed in the   KDE applications look up data files using the resource names listed in the
− [#dir_structure Directory Tree] section.  The KDE runtime + [[#Directory Tree]] section.  The KDE runtime
  environment translates these names to actual directories   environment translates these names to actual directories
  by combining the locations of the directory trees with the directories   by combining the locations of the directory trees with the directories
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  </code>   </code>
    
− When an application now looks for a "wallpaper" file, the directory "share/wallpapers/" is added to each of the + When an application now looks for a "wallpaper" file, the directory {{path|share/wallpapers/}} is added to each of the
  directory trees. All of the   directory trees. All of the
  resulting directories are then searched for the file:   resulting directories are then searched for the file:
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  Sometimes it is desirable to include only a single directory in a search   Sometimes it is desirable to include only a single directory in a search
  but not a whole directory tree. Additional directories can be configured   but not a whole directory tree. Additional directories can be configured
− in the kdeglobals configuration file in the "Directories" section. + in the <TT >kdeglobals</TT > configuration file in the <TT >[Directories]</TT > section.
− To do so assign one or more directories to the key "dir_" followed by the + To do so assign one or more directories to the key <TT >dir_</TT > followed by the
− name of the resource. Multiple directories are separated by commas (,). + name of the resource.  
  + Multiple directories are separated by commas (<TT >,</TT >).
    
  ==== Adding a Resource Directory ====   ==== Adding a Resource Directory ====
    
− To add the directory /data/photos to the wallpaper resource, put the + To add the directory {{path|/data/photos}} to the wallpaper resource, put the
− following two lines in kdeglobals: + following two lines in <TT >kdeglobals</TT >:
    
  <code ini>   <code ini>



Yecril71pl: /* Sockets */ will not run with nbsp
2010-09-14T12:59:40Z
‎Sockets:  will not run with nbsp

				
				
				
				
			
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  Default destination: {{path|/tmp/ksocket-<VAR >$USER</VAR >/}}   Default destination: {{path|/tmp/ksocket-<VAR >$USER</VAR >/}}
    
− <tt>lnusertemp&nbsp;socket</tt> creates a directory for local communication sockets and point a symlink to it. The combined length of the directory name and the name of any communication socket should not exceed 106 characters. By default this directory is created under <tt>/tmp</tt>, but other locations can be used by setting the KDETMP environment variable. + The command <tt>lnusertemp socket</tt> creates a directory for local communication sockets and point a symlink to it. The combined length of the directory name and the name of any communication socket should not exceed 106 characters. By default this directory is created under <tt>/tmp</tt>, but other locations can be used by setting the KDETMP environment variable.
    
  === Temporary Files ===   === Temporary Files ===



Yecril71pl: /* Temporary Files */ will not run with nbsp
2010-09-14T12:58:52Z
‎Temporary Files:  will not run with nbsp

				
				
				
				
			
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  Default destination: {{path|/tmp/kde-<VAR >$USER</VAR >/}}   Default destination: {{path|/tmp/kde-<VAR >$USER</VAR >/}}
    
− <tt>lnusertemp&nbsp;tmp</tt> creates a directory for temporary files and points a symlink to it. For performance reasons it is recommended to have this directory on a local filesystem, but this is not strictly necessary. + The command <tt>lnusertemp tmp</tt> creates a directory for temporary files and points a symlink to it. For performance reasons it is recommended to have this directory on a local filesystem, but this is not strictly necessary.
    
  === Cache Files ===   === Cache Files ===



Yecril71pl: /* Cache Files */ Parameter style
2010-09-14T12:57:52Z
‎Cache Files:  Parameter style

				
				
				
				
			
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  === Cache Files ===   === Cache Files ===
− Symlink: {{path|$KDEHOME/cache-&lt;HOSTNAME&gt;}} + Symlink: {{path|<VAR >$KDEHOME</VAR >/cache-<VAR >$HOSTNAME</VAR >}}
           
− Default destination: {{path|/var/tmp/kdecache-&lt;USER&gt;/}} + Default destination: {{path|/var/tmp/kdecache-<VAR >$USER</VAR >/}}
    
− <tt>lnusertemp&nbsp;cache</tt> creates a directory for cache files and points a symlink to it. For performance reasons it is recommended to have this directory on a local filesystem, but this is not strictly necessary. + The command <tt>lnusertemp cache</tt> creates a directory for cache files and points a symlink to it. For performance reasons it is recommended to have this directory on a local filesystem, but this is not strictly necessary.
    
− The system configuration cache (ksycoca and ksycocastamp) is located in here. It is recommended NOT to delete these files during boot since that will slow down the startup of KDE. + The system configuration cache (<tt >ksycoca</tt > and <tt >ksycocastamp</tt >) is located in here. It is recommended NOT to delete these files during boot since that will slow down the startup of KDE.
    
  By default this directory is created under <tt>/var/tmp</tt>, other locations   By default this directory is created under <tt>/var/tmp</tt>, other locations



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‎Temporary Files:  parameter style

				
				
				
				
			
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  === Temporary Files ===   === Temporary Files ===
− Symlink: {{path|$KDEHOME/tmp-&lt;HOSTNAME&gt;}} + Symlink: {{path|<VAR >$KDEHOME</VAR >/tmp-<VAR >$HOSTNAME</VAR >}}
    
− Default destination: {{path|/tmp/kde-&lt;USER&gt;/}} + Default destination: {{path|/tmp/kde-<VAR >$USER</VAR >/}}
    
  <tt>lnusertemp&nbsp;tmp</tt> creates a directory for temporary files and points a symlink to it. For performance reasons it is recommended to have this directory on a local filesystem, but this is not strictly necessary.   <tt>lnusertemp&nbsp;tmp</tt> creates a directory for temporary files and points a symlink to it. For performance reasons it is recommended to have this directory on a local filesystem, but this is not strictly necessary.

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	== Introduction ==		== Introduction ==

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 KDEROOTHOME='/root/.kde3'
 KDEDIRS='/opt/kde_staff:/opt/kde3'
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 In this example the user settings are saved under the .kde3 directory
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 KDEHOME='~/.kde3'
 KDEDIRS='/opt/kde_staff:/opt/kde3'
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 When an application now looks for a "wallpaper" file, the directory {{path|share/wallpapers/}} is added to each of the
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 /opt/kde_staff/share/wallpapers/
 /opt/kde3/share/wallpapers/
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 By adding more directory tree to the KDEDIRS environment variable
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 [Directories]
 dir_wallpaper=/data/photos
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 When the application now looks for wallpaper files, it will look in the
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 /opt/kde_staff/share/wallpapers/
 /opt/kde3/share/wallpapers/
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