Not wrong.
this post was submitted on 12 Mar 2025
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- chmod 500 /home/bob
Now your user can't create or rename files in that top level directory. This means your programs can't either.
- Set XDG_CONFIG_HOME to /home/bob/.config
There are more variables, but this one alone is the biggest change.
- Move/remove offending programs.
Self explanatory.
Must be something wrong my Linux systems then, with their sparkling clean home directories
I hate when programs use home dir for config, data and god forbid, cache. Having . is not an excuse, people. Use .config or literally anywhere else.
mine is... empty. Just a secondary drive with a bunch of folders, each containing a docker-compose.yml
Then my vps only has a single docker-compose.yml
And my pc runs an os that's actually decent for desktop use
I do not browse Lemmy to be attacked, sir.
Linux distros are largely a nightmare of userland spaghetti, with no willingness to enforce strict conventions and patterns.
I still use it, but I'll call it as I see it.