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xdg-utils

Basic desktop integration functions

About xdg-utils

Basic desktop integration functions

This project links 15 native package records across 10 recorded operating-system releases. Compare the retained versions and architectures below, then open the package for your own release.

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Project pictures and package coverage

Alpine Linux 3.21: 2 package records; Alpine Linux 3.22: 2 package records; Alpine Linux 3.23: 2 package records; Debian 12 (Bookworm): 1 package records; Debian 13 (Trixie): 1 package records; Fedora 43: 1 package records; Fedora 44: 1 package records; openSUSE Leap 15.6: 1 package records; openSUSE Leap 16.0: 2 package records; openSUSE Tumbleweed: 2 package records. Catalog coverage diagram, not an application screenshot.xdg-utils: recorded package coverageAlpine Linux 3.212 recordsAlpine Linux 3.222 recordsAlpine Linux 3.232 recordsDebian 12 (Bookworm)1 recordsDebian 13 (Trixie)1 recordsFedora 431 recordsFedora 441 recordsopenSUSE Leap 15.61 records
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Project identity

Project
xdg-utils
Publisher
Not authoritatively mapped
Native package records
15
Operating systems
alpine-linux-3-21, alpine-linux-3-22, alpine-linux-3-23, debian-12, debian-13, fedora-43, fedora-44, opensuse-leap-15-6, opensuse-leap-16-0, opensuse-tumbleweed
License expression
MIT
Metadata completeness
70/100 (not a software quality rating)
Homepage
Visit upstream site
Source repository
Not reported

Source-reported description

The fullest retained description is shown with its source. Distribution packaging descriptions may include downstream details.

The xdg-utils package is a set of simple scripts that provide basic desktop integration functions for any Free Desktop, such as Linux. They are intended to provide a set of defacto standards. This means that: * Third party software developers can rely on these xdg-utils for all of their simple integration needs. * Developers of desktop environments can make sure that their environments are well supported * Distribution vendors can provide custom versions of these utilities The following scripts are provided at this time: * xdg-desktop-icon Install icons to the desktop * xdg-desktop-menu Install desktop menu items * xdg-email Send mail using the user's preferred e-mail composer * xdg-icon-resource Install icon resources * xdg-mime Query information about file type handling and install descriptions for new file types * xdg-open Open a file or URL in the user's preferred application * xdg-screensaver Control the screensaver * xdg-settings Get various settings from the desktop environment

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Packages by operating system

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Alpine Linux 3.21

  1. xdg-utils

    Alpine Linux 3.21 / source xdg-utils

    1.2.1-r1

    Basic desktop integration functions

    aarch64x86_64v3.21
  2. xdg-utils-doc

    Alpine Linux 3.21 / source xdg-utils

    1.2.1-r1

    Basic desktop integration functions (documentation)

    aarch64x86_64v3.21

Alpine Linux 3.22

  1. xdg-utils

    Alpine Linux 3.22 / source xdg-utils

    1.2.1-r1

    Basic desktop integration functions

    aarch64x86_64v3.22
  2. xdg-utils-doc

    Alpine Linux 3.22 / source xdg-utils

    1.2.1-r1

    Basic desktop integration functions (documentation)

    aarch64x86_64v3.22

Alpine Linux 3.23

  1. xdg-utils

    Alpine Linux 3.23 / source xdg-utils

    1.2.1-r1

    Basic desktop integration functions

    aarch64x86_64v3.23
  2. xdg-utils-doc

    Alpine Linux 3.23 / source xdg-utils

    1.2.1-r1

    Basic desktop integration functions (documentation)

    aarch64x86_64v3.23

Debian 12 (Bookworm)

  1. xdg-utils

    Debian 12 (Bookworm) / utils

    1.1.3-4.1

    desktop integration utilities from freedesktop.org

    allbookworm

Debian 13 (Trixie)

  1. xdg-utils

    Debian 13 (Trixie) / utils

    1.2.1-2

    desktop integration utilities from freedesktop.org

    alltrixie

Fedora 43

  1. xdg-utils

    Fedora 43 / Unspecified / source xdg-utils

    1.2.1-4.fc43

    Basic desktop integration functions

    noarch43

Fedora 44

  1. xdg-utils

    Fedora 44 / Unspecified / source xdg-utils

    1.2.1-5.fc44

    Basic desktop integration functions

    noarch44

openSUSE Leap 15.6

  1. xdg-utils

    openSUSE Leap 15.6 / System/GUI/Other / source xdg-utils

    1.1.3+20210805-150500.1.1

    Utilities to uniformly interface desktop environments

    noarchleap-15.6

openSUSE Leap 16.0

  1. xdg-utils

    openSUSE Leap 16.0 / System/GUI/Other / source xdg-utils

    1.2.1-160000.2.2

    Utilities to uniformly interface desktop environments

    noarchleap-16.0
  2. xdg-utils-screensaver

    openSUSE Leap 16.0 / System/GUI/Other / source xdg-utils

    1.2.1-160000.2.2

    Command line tool for controlling the screensaver

    noarchleap-16.0

openSUSE Tumbleweed

  1. xdg-utils

    openSUSE Tumbleweed / System/GUI/Other / source xdg-utils

    1.2.0+20251025-1.2

    Utilities to uniformly interface desktop environments

    noarchtumbleweed
  2. xdg-utils-screensaver

    openSUSE Tumbleweed / System/GUI/Other / source xdg-utils

    1.2.0+20251025-1.2

    Command line tool for controlling the screensaver

    noarchtumbleweed

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