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Linux is Getting a New Default Folder in Your Home Directory (itsfoss.com)
submitted 3 months ago by to c/linux@programming.dev
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If you are using a rolling release distro like Arch, you might have noticed that your home directory now has a new member, a new folder called "Projects".

For as long as I remember, Linux has always had a set of default folders under the home directory. Usually they are Documents, Music, Pictures, Videos and Downloads. Templates, Desktop and Public folders are also there.

Now we have a new addition in the form of "Projects".

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[–] 19 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Now make all of default XDG directories lowercase. Nothing else is capitalized in the file system - why do these directories get an exception?

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  • [–] 4 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    Edit the user-dirs.dirs file, done.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    Yeah I know and KDE ans Gnome both have settings for this but as I used to setup a lot of machines it was always frustrating that the default is uppercase and some idiots don't actually read the XDG preferences and have default uppercase directories hard coded

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  • [–] 1 point 3 months ago

    Yup, and everythjng done twice or even trice. I'm a sucker for efficiency who had some time on hand then, so i have my own environmemt setup and XFCE runner now, with clearly separated do xorg-stuff in X, XFCE stuff in XFCE, etc.

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