%general-entities; ]> $LastChangedBy$ $Date$ The desktop-file-utils package contains command line utilities for working with desktop entries. These are used by GNOME-2 and other applications to adhere to the desktop entries standards specification. Download (HTTP): Download (FTP): MD5 sum: &desktop-file-utils-md5sum; Download size: &desktop-file-utils-size; Estimated disk space required: &desktop-file-utils-buildsize; Estimated build time: &desktop-file-utils-time; and and Though the desktop-file-utils package is listed here in Chapter 10, the main use of the package will be for the GNOME-2 desktop. Therefore, the instructions are geared towards a GNOME installation. See the Command explanations section for information about installing the package for other uses. Install desktop-file-utils by running the following commands: ./configure --prefix=$GNOME_PREFIX \ --sysconfdir=/etc/gnome && make && make install --prefix=$GNOME_PREFIX: This forces the programs and libraries to be installed in directories which coincide with a GNOME-2 installation. Change the directory path to /usr if the package is being installed for a different use. --sysconfdir=/etc/gnome: This forces the configuration directory to coincide with a GNOME-2 installation. Change the directory path to /etc if the package is being installed for a different use. The desktop-file-utils package contains desktop-file-install, desktop-file-validate, desktop-menu-tool, update-desktop-database and optionally, the GNOME-VFS libmenu library module. desktop-file-install is used to install a new, or modify an existing desktop file entry. It is also used to rebuild or modify the mime-types application database. desktop-file-validate is used to verify the integrity of a desktop file. desktop-menu-tool is used to display a human-readable representation of, or display the set of desktop files used for a given menu file. update-desktop-database is used to update the mime-types application database.