Linux

52696 readers

437 users here now

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

Distributions include the Linux kernel and supporting system software and libraries, many of which are provided by the GNU Project. Many Linux distributions use the word "Linux" in their name, but the Free Software Foundation uses the name GNU/Linux to emphasize the importance of GNU software, causing some controversy.

Rules

Posts must be relevant to operating systems running the Linux kernel. GNU/Linux or otherwise.
No misinformation
No NSFW content
No hate speech, bigotry, etc

Related Communities

Community icon by Alpár-Etele Méder, licensed under CC BY 3.0

founded 5 years ago

MODERATORS

[email protected]

150

Which areas of Linux would benefit most from further standardization? (lemm.ee)

submitted 3 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

114 comments fedilink hide all child comments

The diversity of Linux distributions is one of its strengths, but it can also be challenging for app and game development. Where do we need more standards? For example, package management, graphics APIs, or other aspects of the ecosystem? Would such increased standards encourage broader adoption of the Linux ecosystem by developers?

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] [email protected] 39 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (6 children)

Where app data is stored.

~/.local

~/.config

~/.var

~/.appname

Sometimes more than one place for the same program

Pick one and stop cluttering my home directory

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago

Yea I like how a lot have moved to using .config but mozilla just moved out of there and now has a .mozilla folder outside of it.. wtf... It is insanely sad.

I have actually moved my entire "user home folder".. folders out of there just because it is so ugly and unorganized. I now use /home/user/userfolders/.. all my stuff like documents / videos etc in here

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

This would also be nice for atomic distros, application space and system space could be separated in more cases.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

This would be convenient indeed, but I've learned to be indifferent about it as long as the manual or readme provides helpful and succinct information.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I have good news and bad news:

A specification already exists. https://specifications.freedesktop.org/basedir-spec/latest/

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 hours ago

good luck winning any of these refusers over https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/XDG_Base_Directory#Hardcoded

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

it's pretty bad. steam for example has both
~/.steam and
~/.local/share/Steam
for some reason. I'm just happy I moved to an impermanent setup for my PC, so I don't need to worry something I temporarily install is going to clutter my home directory with garbage

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

that .steam is a bunch of symlinks to the .local one.. which makes it even worse. they have also .steampid and .steampath.

and even worse a bunch of games are starting to add them there too.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Factorio puts game saves in ~/.factorio for some reason...

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

damn, of all the people you'd think those guys would actually have used the .local or .config =[

I have 73 dot files in my home directory lmao