Beyond Linux From Scratch - Version 6.2.0

Chapter 26. X Libraries

shared-mime-info-0.17

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-2.10.3, libxml2-2.6.26, and XML::Parser-2.34

User Notes: http://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/shared-mime-info

Installation of shared-mime-info

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

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

This package does not come with a test suite.

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 2006-06-21 11:26:07 -0500