Beyond Linux From Scratch - Version 6.1

Chapter 26. X Libraries

shared-mime-info-0.16

Introduction to shared-mime-info

The shared-mime-info package contains a MIME database. This allows central updates of MIME information for all supporting applications.

Package Information

shared-mime-info Dependencies

Required

GLib-2.6.4, libxml2-2.6.20 and XML::Parser

Installation of shared-mime-info

Install shared-mime-info by running the following commands: 

./configure --prefix=/usr &&
make

Now, as the root user: 

make install

Configuring shared-mime-info

Configuration Information

Some applications (including GNOME-2) require a properly set environment variable to locate the MIME database. Satisfy this requirement by setting the following variable in your local shell profile, or the system-wide profile: 

XDG_DATA_DIRS=/usr/share
export XDG_DATA_DIRS

Contents

Installed Program: update-mime-database
Installed Libraries: None
Installed Directory: /usr/share/mime

Short Descriptions

update-mime-database

assists in adding MIME data to the database.

Last updated on 2005-08-01 13:29:19 -0600