Rodrigo Silva wrote: > Recently, after using xdg-desktop-menu for years to install .desktop > files, I noticed there is also a tool from Freedesktop called > desktop-file-install. > > Judging by their manual, they both seem to have very similar > functionality. > > So, why 2 tools from same vendor to cover basically the same funcionality? > Which oene should I use, and why? Are there any difererences in > compatibility or the way they perform their actions?
xdg-desktop-menu is more a user-level tool, and desktop-file-install is more a system-level tool. If you have to choose 1 to use, go with desktop-file-install -- rex _______________________________________________ xdg mailing list [email protected] http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/xdg
