It may look like a small addition, but standardizing something many Linux users already do can improve workflows, application behavior, and even documentation over time.

If you are using a rolling release distro like Arch, you might have noticed that your home directory now has a new member, a new folder called “Projects”.

For as long as I remember, Linux has always had a set of default folders under the home directory. Usually they are Documents, Music, Pictures, Videos and Downloads. Templates, Desktop and Public folders are also there.

Now we have a new addition in the form of “Projects”.

  • who@feddit.orgEnglish
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    24 days ago

    Sigh… Yet another thing pushed by the self-appointed nannies at freedesktop.org that I will have to manually undo on practically every new account.

    At least it will probably be configurable, unlike Canonical’s infamous ~/snap directory.

      • who@feddit.orgEnglish
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        22 days ago

        I don’t mind that one, since .var doesn’t clutter my home dir and is only created if I use Flatpak. It follows unix conventions, stays out of my way, and is only a few lowercase letters to type if I choose to work with it.

          • who@feddit.orgEnglish
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            21 days ago

            I don’t know what you’re referring to. How would changing the location of dotfiles make backups easier?

              • who@feddit.orgEnglish
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                21 days ago

                I guess I didn’t think of that approach because it wouldn’t work for me. I use a lot of tools that follow the long established convention of putting dotfiles directly under $HOME, so I back up $HOME and exclude things like cache and trash.