xdg-utils

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Description
xdg-utils contains utilities for integrating applications with the desktop environment, regardless of which desktop environment is used. They are part of freedesktop.org's Portland project.

The following utilities are included:

* xdg-desktop-menu - Install desktop menu items
* xdg-desktop-icon - Install icons on the user's desktop
* xdg-icon-resource - Install icon resources
* xdg-mime - Gather MIME information about a file
* xdg-open - Open a URL in the user's preferred application that
handles the respective URL or file type
* xdg-email - Open the user's preferred email client, potentially with
subject and other info filled in
* xdg-screensaver - Enable, disable, or suspend the screensaver
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Available deb Repositories (how-to add a respository)
Debian 32-bit 64-bit
etch 1.0-1 1.0-1
lenny 1.0.2-4
sid 1.0.2-4 1.0.2-4

Ubuntu 32-bit 64-bit
feisty 1.0.1-0ubuntu1 1.0.1-0ubuntu1
gutsy 1.0.1-2 1.0.1-2
hardy 1.0.2-2 1.0.2-2

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Available rpm Repositories
OpenSUSE 32-bit 64-bit
10.2 1.0.1-7 1.0.1-7
10.3 1.0.1-85 1.0.1-85

PCLinuxOS 32-bit
2007 1.0.1-1pclos2007

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