GNOME MIME Data-2.2.1

Introduction to GNOME MIME Data

The GNOME MIME Data package contains the base set of file types and applications for GNOME.

Installation of GNOME MIME Data

Install GNOME MIME Data by running the following commands:

./configure --prefix=$GNOME_PREFIX --sysconfdir=/etc/gnome &&
make &&
make install

Command explanations

--sysconfdir=/etc/gnome: This switch puts configuration files in /etc/gnome instead of $GNOME_PREFIX/etc.

Contents

The GNOME MIME Data package contains $GNOME_PREFIX/share/icons, $GNOME_PREFIX/share/application-registry and $GNOME_PREFIX/share/mime-info.

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