store references in ~/.config/xfce4

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Thomas Danckaert wrote on 9 Feb 2017 11:25

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Hi,

when setting up a xfce4 desktop, the ${HOME}/.config/xfce4 directory 
contains direct references to the store, which can later be garbage 
collected:

~$ grep -r "/gnu/store" .config
.config/xfce4/panel/launcher-9/14865882321.desktop:Exec=/gnu/store/84x54ph8x8z2m77sln39nh5dkkjmj64g-exo-0.10.3/bin/exo-open 
--launch TerminalEmulator
.config/xfce4/panel/launcher-11/14865882323.desktop:Exec=/gnu/store/84x54ph8x8z2m77sln39nh5dkkjmj64g-exo-0.10.3/bin/exo-open 
--launch WebBrowser %u
.config/xfce4/panel/launcher-10/14865882322.desktop:Exec=/gnu/store/84x54ph8x8z2m77sln39nh5dkkjmj64g-exo-0.10.3/bin/exo-open 
--launch FileManager %u
.config/xfce4/panel/launcher-12/14865882324.desktop:Exec=/gnu/store/0cgfqzxsx0mimkwqmdn9z52zk0c387kw-xfce4-appfinder-4.12.0/bin/xfce4-appfinder
.config/xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml/xfce4-desktop.xml:          
<property name="last-image" type="string" 
value="/gnu/store/f7gfrrbwcl2xvdqmg35fnb78bkp8gjhh-xfdesktop-4.12.0/share/backgrounds/xfce/xfce-teal.jpg"/>
.config/xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml/xfce4-desktop.xml:          
<property name="last-image" type="string" 
value="/gnu/store/f7gfrrbwcl2xvdqmg35fnb78bkp8gjhh-xfdesktop-4.12.0/share/backgrounds/xfce/xfce-teal.jpg"/>
.config/xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml/xfce4-desktop.xml:          
<property name="last-image" type="string" 
value="/gnu/store/f7gfrrbwcl2xvdqmg35fnb78bkp8gjhh-xfdesktop-4.12.0/share/backgrounds/xfce/xfce-teal.jpg"/>
.config/xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml/xfce4-desktop.xml:          
<property name="last-image" type="string" 
value="/gnu/store/f7gfrrbwcl2xvdqmg35fnb78bkp8gjhh-xfdesktop-4.12.0/share/backgrounds/xfce/xfce-teal.jpg"/>
.config/xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml/xfce4-desktop.xml:          
<property name="last-image" type="string" 
value="/gnu/store/f7gfrrbwcl2xvdqmg35fnb78bkp8gjhh-xfdesktop-4.12.0/share/backgrounds/xfce/xfce-teal.jpg"/>
.config/xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml/xfce4-desktop.xml:          
<property name="last-image" type="string" 
value="/gnu/store/f7gfrrbwcl2xvdqmg35fnb78bkp8gjhh-xfdesktop-4.12.0/share/backgrounds/xfce/xfce-teal.jpg"/>
.config/xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml/xfce4-desktop.xml:          
<property name="last-image" type="string" 
value="/gnu/store/f7gfrrbwcl2xvdqmg35fnb78bkp8gjhh-xfdesktop-4.12.0/share/backgrounds/xfce/xfce-teal.jpg"/>
.config/xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml/xfce4-desktop.xml:          
<property name="last-image" type="string" 
value="/gnu/store/f7gfrrbwcl2xvdqmg35fnb78bkp8gjhh-xfdesktop-4.12.0/share/backgrounds/xfce/xfce-teal.jpg"/>

I think the launcher items can be replaced by the just the executables, 
without a path.  The desktop images can probably be replaced by 
/run/current-system/profile/share/backgrounds/xfce/...?

Thomas

zimoun wrote on 3 May 2020 18:32

Bug#25667 Status? store refs in ~/.config/xfce4

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Dear Thomas,

What is the status of this bug [1]? Because Xfce4 has been updated

since more than 3 years.

Any progress?

If it is solved and/or not an issue for you anymore, then does it make

sense to close it?

Best regards,

simon

[1] https://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=25667

Efraim Flashner wrote on 4 May 2020 11:16

Re: bug#25667: Status? store refs in ~/.config/xfce4

Recipients:(name . zimoun)(address . zimon.toutoune@gmail.com)

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On Sun, May 03, 2020 at 06:32:47PM +0200, zimoun wrote:

Toggle quote (15 lines)> Dear Thomas,
> 
> What is the status of this bug [1]? Because Xfce4 has been updated
> since more than 3 years.
> 
> Any progress?
> If it is solved and/or not an issue for you anymore, then does it make
> sense to close it?
> 
> 
> Best regards,
> simon
> 
> [1] https://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=25667

My kids use XFCE and it looks like it's still there
kids@E2140 ~$ grep gnu\/store .config/xfce4/ -R
.config/xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml/xfce4-desktop.xml:          <property name="last-image" type="string" value="/gnu/store/nnvq0yrc0qr9rmzsd0wxl9y5q5a3f4rx-xfdesktop-4.12.0/share/backgrounds/xfce/xfce-teal.jpg"/>
.config/xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml/xfce4-desktop.xml:          <property name="last-image" type="string" value="/gnu/store/nnvq0yrc0qr9rmzsd0wxl9y5q5a3f4rx-xfdesktop-4.12.0/share/backgrounds/xfce/xfce-teal.jpg"/>
.config/xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml/xfce4-desktop.xml:          <property name="last-image" type="string" value="/gnu/store/nnvq0yrc0qr9rmzsd0wxl9y5q5a3f4rx-xfdesktop-4.12.0/share/backgrounds/xfce/xfce-teal.jpg"/>
.config/xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml/xfce4-desktop.xml:          <property name="last-image" type="string" value="/gnu/store/nnvq0yrc0qr9rmzsd0wxl9y5q5a3f4rx-xfdesktop-4.12.0/share/backgrounds/xfce/xfce-teal.jpg"/>
.config/xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml/xfce4-desktop.xml:          <property name="last-image" type="string" value="/gnu/store/gqqd580y4g5586vaa17xwnn5jp9vzn5d-xfdesktop-4.14.1/share/backgrounds/xfce/xfce-stripes.png"/>
.config/xfce4/panel/launcher-9/15095463181.desktop:Exec=/gnu/store/v9qj9hxm7jj296xq3j6jkaf5z9p8m7j5-icecat-52.3.0-gnu1/bin/icecat -new-window
.config/xfce4/panel/launcher-9/15095463181.desktop:Exec=/gnu/store/v9qj9hxm7jj296xq3j6jkaf5z9p8m7j5-icecat-52.3.0-gnu1/bin/icecat -private-window
.config/xfce4/panel/launcher-11/15197161411.desktop:Exec=/gnu/store/zj34shyvw1sx1vlh1z0f9way7qq6b2kp-kodi-18.0_alpha-8.ec16dbc/bin/kodi -fs
.config/xfce4/panel/launcher-11/15197161411.desktop:Exec=/gnu/store/zj34shyvw1sx1vlh1z0f9way7qq6b2kp-kodi-18.0_alpha-8.ec16dbc/bin/kodi --standalone

I fixed the desktop files manually, but I'm not sure about the
backgrounds.

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Thomas Danckaert wrote on 4 May 2020 22:30

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I switched to gnome shortly after that, but I see Efraim has already

answered and the issue is still there.

cheers,

Thomas

Efraim Flashner wrote on 5 May 2020 08:10

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On Mon, May 04, 2020 at 10:30:11PM +0200, Thomas Danckaert wrote:

Toggle quote (3 lines)

> I switched to gnome shortly after that, but I see Efraim has already

> answered and the issue is still there.

Looking at the list again, I think what happened was special care needs
to be taken adding programs to the quick launch bar at the bottom of the
screen. As for the background images, I'm guessing that each time xfce
launches, if the references to the previous images are gone then it adds
a new one. If that's the case then the background images are fixing
themselves and the shortcuts face the same 'buyer beware' as any other
shortcut created.

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zimoun wrote on 14 Sep 2021 13:37

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Hi Efraim,

On Tue, 05 May 2020 at 09:10, Efraim Flashner <efraim@flashner.co.il> wrote:

Toggle quote (12 lines)> On Mon, May 04, 2020 at 10:30:11PM +0200, Thomas Danckaert wrote:
>> I switched to gnome shortly after that, but I see Efraim has already
>> answered and the issue is still there.
>
> Looking at the list again, I think what happened was special care needs
> to be taken adding programs to the quick launch bar at the bottom of the
> screen. As for the background images, I'm guessing that each time xfce
> launches, if the references to the previous images are gone then it adds
> a new one. If that's the case then the background images are fixing
> themselves and the shortcuts face the same 'buyer beware' as any other
> shortcut created.

Thanks for the explanations. I miss what is the next action to fix the

issue. What could it be done?

Cheers,

simon

Efraim Flashner wrote on 14 Sep 2021 16:24

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On September 14, 2021 11:37:10 AM UTC, zimoun <zimon.toutoune@gmail.com> wrote:

Toggle quote (21 lines)>Hi Efraim,
>
>On Tue, 05 May 2020 at 09:10, Efraim Flashner <efraim@flashner.co.il> wrote:
>> On Mon, May 04, 2020 at 10:30:11PM +0200, Thomas Danckaert wrote:
>>> I switched to gnome shortly after that, but I see Efraim has already
>>> answered and the issue is still there.
>>
>> Looking at the list again, I think what happened was special care needs
>> to be taken adding programs to the quick launch bar at the bottom of the
>> screen. As for the background images, I'm guessing that each time xfce
>> launches, if the references to the previous images are gone then it adds
>> a new one. If that's the case then the background images are fixing
>> themselves and the shortcuts face the same 'buyer beware' as any other
>> shortcut created.
>
>Thanks for the explanations.  I miss what is the next action to fix the
>issue.  What could it be done?
>
>Cheers,
>simon

I forgot all about this issue. Given that I haven't really seen it pop up on IRC I think I'd close it as "won't fix". I can't see good things coming from reaching into people's home directories. Maybe if there's some default applications those could be patched in the xfce package to make sure it doesn't bite those who don't have that folder yet.
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zimoun wrote on 14 Sep 2021 14:32

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zimoun wrote on 26 Nov 2021 02:09

Re: bug#25667: Status? store refs in ~/.config/xfce4

Recipients:(name . Efraim Flashner)(address . efraim@flashner.co.il)

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Hi,

On Tue, 14 Sep 2021 at 14:24, Efraim Flashner <efraim@flashner.co.il> wrote:

Toggle quote (6 lines)

> I forgot all about this issue. Given that I haven't really seen it pop up on

> IRC I think I'd close it as "won't fix". I can't see good things coming from

> reaching into people's home directories. Maybe if there's some default

> applications those could be patched in the xfce package to make sure it

> doesn't bite those who don't have that folder yet.

Therefore, I am closing.

Cheers,

simon

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