Information about the package, xdg-user-dirs, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The xdg-user-dirs package is designed for, Handles user special directories.
Package Name:
xdg-user-dirs
Summary:
Handles user special directories
Description:
Contains xdg-user-dirs-update that updates folders in a users home directory based on the defaults configured by the administrator.
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
0.12
Release:
4.el6
Size:
50 k
Repository:
base
From Repository:
Licence:
GPLv2+ and MIT
Control the xdg-user-dirs package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install xdg-user-dirs
This command will install xdg-user-dirs on the server.
yum remove xdg-user-dirs
This command will un-install xdg-user-dirs on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove xdg-user-dirs, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove xdg-user-dirs
This command will un-install xdg-user-dirs on the server. When you run this command with th e -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove xdg-user-dirs when using the -y flag.
yum update xdg-user-dirs
This command will update xdg-user-dirs to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove xdg-user-dirs, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update xdg-user-dirs
This command will update xdg-user-dirs to the latest version. When you run this command with the -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove xdg-user-dirs when using the -y flag.
yum info xdg-user-dirs
This command will show you core information about the xdg-user-dirs package.
yum deplist xdg-user-dirs
This command will show you the dependencies for xdg-user-dirs. Thankfully, when using Yum, if dependencies are required, these are also installed at the same time so you don't have to worry too much about that.
yum check-update xdg-user-dirs
This command will check if there is an update waiting on xdg-user-dirs. When you run this command this will return nothing if there is nothing to update, or, will return the package name if the package is due to be updated.