diff --git a/gnome/lib/gnome-vfs/gnome-vfs-intro.xml b/gnome/lib/gnome-vfs/gnome-vfs-intro.xml
index 9c24609c69..a1d1f28c89 100644
--- a/gnome/lib/gnome-vfs/gnome-vfs-intro.xml
+++ b/gnome/lib/gnome-vfs/gnome-vfs-intro.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ url="&gnome-vfs-download-ftp;"/></para></listitem>
 
 <sect3><title><application><acronym>GNOME</acronym> Virtual File System</application> dependencies</title>
 <sect4><title>Required</title>
-<para><xref linkend="GConf"/>, <xref linkend="libbonobo"/> and
+<para><xref linkend="shared-mime-info"/>, <xref linkend="GConf"/>, <xref linkend="libbonobo"/> and
 <xref linkend="gnome-mime-data"/></para></sect4>
 <sect4><title>Optional</title>
 <para><xref linkend="fam"/>, <xref linkend="openssl"/>, <xref
diff --git a/x/lib/lib.xml b/x/lib/lib.xml
index ea6ad3c6b7..2c75bcb491 100644
--- a/x/lib/lib.xml
+++ b/x/lib/lib.xml
@@ -19,5 +19,6 @@ assist programmers by supplying common elements.</para>
 &GTK2;
 &lesstif;
 &startup-notification;
+&shared-mime-info;
 
 </chapter>
diff --git a/x/lib/mime/shared-mime-info-desc.xml b/x/lib/mime/shared-mime-info-desc.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6ecab5362d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x/lib/mime/shared-mime-info-desc.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+<sect2>
+<title>Contents</title>
+
+<para>The <application>shared-mime-info</application> package contains <command>
+update-mime-database</command> and <filename>/usr/share/mime/*</filename>.</para>
+
+</sect2>
+
+<sect2><title>Description</title>
+
+<sect3><title>update-mime-database</title>
+<para><command>update-mime-database</command> assists in adding
+<acronym>MIME</acronym> data to the database.</para></sect3>
+
+<sect3><title>MIME Database</title>
+<para><filename>/usr/share/mime/*</filename> contains the centralized
+<acronym>MIME</acronym> database.</para></sect3>
+
+</sect2>
+
diff --git a/x/lib/mime/shared-mime-info-inst.xml b/x/lib/mime/shared-mime-info-inst.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..13433330a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x/lib/mime/shared-mime-info-inst.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+<sect2>
+<title>Installation of <application>shared-mime-info</application></title>
+
+<para>Install <application>shared-mime-info</application> by running the following commands:</para>
+
+<screen><userinput><command>./configure --/prefix=/usr &amp;&amp;
+make &amp;&amp;
+make install</command></userinput></screen>
+
+</sect2>
+
diff --git a/x/lib/mime/shared-mime-info-intro.xml b/x/lib/mime/shared-mime-info-intro.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c8ac73825d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x/lib/mime/shared-mime-info-intro.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+<sect2>
+<title>Introduction to <application>shared-mime-info</application></title>
+
+<para>The <application>shared-mime-info</application> package contains a
+<acronym>MIME</acronym> database. This allows central updates of
+<acronym>MIME</acronym> information for all supporting applications.</para>
+
+<sect3><title>Package information</title>
+<itemizedlist spacing='compact'>
+<listitem><para>Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&shared-mime-info-download-http;"/></para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>Download (FTP): <ulink url="&shared-mime-info-download-ftp;"/></para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>Download size: &shared-mime-info-size;</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>Estimated Disk space required: &shared-mime-info-buildsize;</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>Estimated build time: &shared-mime-info-time;</para></listitem></itemizedlist>
+</sect3>
+
+
+</sect2>
diff --git a/x/lib/mime/shared-mime-info.ent b/x/lib/mime/shared-mime-info.ent
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..89ccc848c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x/lib/mime/shared-mime-info.ent
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+<!ENTITY shared-mime-info SYSTEM "../shared-mime-info.xml">
+<!ENTITY shared-mime-info-intro SYSTEM "shared-mime-info-intro.xml">
+<!ENTITY shared-mime-info-inst SYSTEM "shared-mime-info-inst.xml">
+<!ENTITY shared-mime-info-desc SYSTEM "shared-mime-info-desc.xml">
+<!ENTITY shared-mime-info-buildsize "2.2 MB">
+<!ENTITY shared-mime-info-version "0.14">
+<!ENTITY shared-mime-info-download-http "http://freedesktop.org/Software/shared-mime-info/shared-mime-info-&shared-mime-info-version;.tar.gz">
+<!ENTITY shared-mime-info-download-ftp "">
+<!ENTITY shared-mime-info-size "348 KB">
+<!ENTITY shared-mime-info-time "0.01 SBU">
diff --git a/x/lib/shared-mime-info.xml b/x/lib/shared-mime-info.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..112c731ca4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x/lib/shared-mime-info.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+<sect1 id="shared-mime-info" xreflabel="shared-mime-info-&shared-mime-info-version;">
+<?dbhtml filename="shared-mime-info.html" dir="x"?>
+<title>shared-mime-info-&shared-mime-info-version;</title>
+
+&shared-mime-info-intro;
+&shared-mime-info-inst;
+&shared-mime-info-desc;
+
+</sect1>
+
diff --git a/x/wm/metacity/metacity-inst.xml b/x/wm/metacity/metacity-inst.xml
index 9b0f568964..3858dac313 100644
--- a/x/wm/metacity/metacity-inst.xml
+++ b/x/wm/metacity/metacity-inst.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 <para>Install <application>Metacity</application> by running the following commands:</para>
 
-<screen><userinput><command>./configure --prefix=/usr --libexecdir=/usr/sbin --sysconfdir=/etc/gnome &amp;&amp;
+<screen><userinput><command>./configure --prefix=/usr --libexecdir=/usr/sbin --sysconfdir=/etc &amp;&amp;
 make &amp;&amp;
 make install</command></userinput></screen>
 
diff --git a/x/x.ent b/x/x.ent
index 704e48ccc7..e896963459 100644
--- a/x/x.ent
+++ b/x/x.ent
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 <!ENTITY % gtk2 SYSTEM "lib/gtk2/gtk2.ent">
 <!ENTITY % fnlib SYSTEM "lib/fnlib/fnlib.ent">
 <!ENTITY % startup-notification SYSTEM "lib/notification/startup-notification.ent">
+<!ENTITY % shared-mime-info SYSTEM "lib/mime/shared-mime-info.ent">
 %lesstif;
 %qt;
 %gtk;
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@
 %gtk2;
 %fnlib;
 %startup-notification;
+%shared-mime-info;
 
 <!-- Window Managers -->
 <!ENTITY x-wm SYSTEM "wm/wm.xml">