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I don't like having Desktop folder in my home directory. But even though I remove it, Firefox keeps creating the empty ~/Desktop directory each time I run it. I use Firefox 57 on Arch Linux.
How can I disable this behavior of Firefox?
firefox
asked Nov 7 '17 at 10:32
Robert KusznierRobert Kusznier
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I don't like having Desktop folder in my home directory. But even though I remove it, Firefox keeps creating the empty ~/Desktop directory each time I run it. I use Firefox 57 on Arch Linux.
How can I disable this behavior of Firefox?
firefox
asked Nov 7 '17 at 10:32
Robert KusznierRobert Kusznier
1478
Did you try overriding the directory name in~/.config/user-dirs.dirs?
– Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams
Nov 7 '17 at 10:38
I don't have a file~/.config/user-dirs.dirs. Should I create one?
– Robert Kusznier
Nov 7 '17 at 10:39
Which desktop environment are you using?
– Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams
Nov 7 '17 at 10:40
None. I'm only running i3 windows manager on Xorg.
– Robert Kusznier
Nov 7 '17 at 10:41
1
Okay, I installedxdg-user-dirsArch package and now I have~/config/user-dirs.dirs. I changedXDG_DESKTOP_DIR="$HOME/Desktop"toXDG_DESKTOP_DIR="$HOME", but Firefox still creates~/Desktopdirectory when I run it. EDIT: No, it works :). So thanks for pointing the solution for me!
– Robert Kusznier
Nov 7 '17 at 10:46
|
show 3 more comments
I don't like having Desktop folder in my home directory. But even though I remove it, Firefox keeps creating the empty ~/Desktop directory each time I run it. I use Firefox 57 on Arch Linux.
How can I disable this behavior of Firefox?
firefox
asked Nov 7 '17 at 10:32
Robert KusznierRobert Kusznier
1478
I don't like having Desktop folder in my home directory. But even though I remove it, Firefox keeps creating the empty ~/Desktop directory each time I run it. I use Firefox 57 on Arch Linux.
How can I disable this behavior of Firefox?
firefox
firefox
asked Nov 7 '17 at 10:32
Robert KusznierRobert Kusznier
1478
asked Nov 7 '17 at 10:32
Robert KusznierRobert Kusznier
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asked Nov 7 '17 at 10:32
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asked Nov 7 '17 at 10:32
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Did you try overriding the directory name in~/.config/user-dirs.dirs?
– Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams
Nov 7 '17 at 10:38
I don't have a file~/.config/user-dirs.dirs. Should I create one?
– Robert Kusznier
Nov 7 '17 at 10:39
Which desktop environment are you using?
– Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams
Nov 7 '17 at 10:40
None. I'm only running i3 windows manager on Xorg.
– Robert Kusznier
Nov 7 '17 at 10:41
1
Okay, I installedxdg-user-dirsArch package and now I have~/config/user-dirs.dirs. I changedXDG_DESKTOP_DIR="$HOME/Desktop"toXDG_DESKTOP_DIR="$HOME", but Firefox still creates~/Desktopdirectory when I run it. EDIT: No, it works :). So thanks for pointing the solution for me!
– Robert Kusznier
Nov 7 '17 at 10:46
|
show 3 more comments
Did you try overriding the directory name in~/.config/user-dirs.dirs?
– Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams
Nov 7 '17 at 10:38
I don't have a file~/.config/user-dirs.dirs. Should I create one?
– Robert Kusznier
Nov 7 '17 at 10:39
Which desktop environment are you using?
– Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams
Nov 7 '17 at 10:40
None. I'm only running i3 windows manager on Xorg.
– Robert Kusznier
Nov 7 '17 at 10:41
1
Okay, I installedxdg-user-dirsArch package and now I have~/config/user-dirs.dirs. I changedXDG_DESKTOP_DIR="$HOME/Desktop"toXDG_DESKTOP_DIR="$HOME", but Firefox still creates~/Desktopdirectory when I run it. EDIT: No, it works :). So thanks for pointing the solution for me!
– Robert Kusznier
Nov 7 '17 at 10:46
Did you try overriding the directory name in
~/.config/user-dirs.dirs?– Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams
Nov 7 '17 at 10:38
Did you try overriding the directory name in
~/.config/user-dirs.dirs?– Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams
Nov 7 '17 at 10:38
I don't have a file
~/.config/user-dirs.dirs. Should I create one?– Robert Kusznier
Nov 7 '17 at 10:39
I don't have a file
~/.config/user-dirs.dirs. Should I create one?– Robert Kusznier
Nov 7 '17 at 10:39
Which desktop environment are you using?
– Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams
Nov 7 '17 at 10:40
Which desktop environment are you using?
– Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams
Nov 7 '17 at 10:40
None. I'm only running i3 windows manager on Xorg.
– Robert Kusznier
Nov 7 '17 at 10:41
None. I'm only running i3 windows manager on Xorg.
– Robert Kusznier
Nov 7 '17 at 10:41
1
1
Okay, I installed
xdg-user-dirs Arch package and now I have ~/config/user-dirs.dirs. I changed XDG_DESKTOP_DIR="$HOME/Desktop" to XDG_DESKTOP_DIR="$HOME", but Firefox still creates ~/Desktop directory when I run it. EDIT: No, it works :). So thanks for pointing the solution for me!– Robert Kusznier
Nov 7 '17 at 10:46
Okay, I installed
xdg-user-dirs Arch package and now I have ~/config/user-dirs.dirs. I changed XDG_DESKTOP_DIR="$HOME/Desktop" to XDG_DESKTOP_DIR="$HOME", but Firefox still creates ~/Desktop directory when I run it. EDIT: No, it works :). So thanks for pointing the solution for me!– Robert Kusznier
Nov 7 '17 at 10:46
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As Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams pointed, Firefox is using XDG_DESKTOP_DIR variable from ~/.config/user-dirs.dirs, so the solution is to edit the value of that variable. Sometimes it might require installing XDG package, e.g. xdg-user-dirs on Arch.
As Jon pointed, there is a Firefox bug report, which describes some problems with the mentioned solution.
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As Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams pointed, Firefox is using XDG_DESKTOP_DIR variable from ~/.config/user-dirs.dirs, so the solution is to edit the value of that variable. Sometimes it might require installing XDG package, e.g. xdg-user-dirs on Arch.
As Jon pointed, there is a Firefox bug report, which describes some problems with the mentioned solution.
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As Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams pointed, Firefox is using XDG_DESKTOP_DIR variable from ~/.config/user-dirs.dirs, so the solution is to edit the value of that variable. Sometimes it might require installing XDG package, e.g. xdg-user-dirs on Arch.
As Jon pointed, there is a Firefox bug report, which describes some problems with the mentioned solution.
answered May 14 '18 at 7:54
Robert KusznierRobert Kusznier
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As Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams pointed, Firefox is using XDG_DESKTOP_DIR variable from ~/.config/user-dirs.dirs, so the solution is to edit the value of that variable. Sometimes it might require installing XDG package, e.g. xdg-user-dirs on Arch.
As Jon pointed, there is a Firefox bug report, which describes some problems with the mentioned solution.
answered May 14 '18 at 7:54
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As Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams pointed, Firefox is using XDG_DESKTOP_DIR variable from ~/.config/user-dirs.dirs, so the solution is to edit the value of that variable. Sometimes it might require installing XDG package, e.g. xdg-user-dirs on Arch.
As Jon pointed, there is a Firefox bug report, which describes some problems with the mentioned solution.
answered May 14 '18 at 7:54
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Did you try overriding the directory name in
~/.config/user-dirs.dirs?– Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams
Nov 7 '17 at 10:38
I don't have a file
~/.config/user-dirs.dirs. Should I create one?– Robert Kusznier
Nov 7 '17 at 10:39
Which desktop environment are you using?
– Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams
Nov 7 '17 at 10:40
None. I'm only running i3 windows manager on Xorg.
– Robert Kusznier
Nov 7 '17 at 10:41
1
Okay, I installed
xdg-user-dirsArch package and now I have~/config/user-dirs.dirs. I changedXDG_DESKTOP_DIR="$HOME/Desktop"toXDG_DESKTOP_DIR="$HOME", but Firefox still creates~/Desktopdirectory when I run it. EDIT: No, it works :). So thanks for pointing the solution for me!– Robert Kusznier
Nov 7 '17 at 10:46