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xdg-user-dirs package

  1. Bug #204567
  2. Comment #11

Comment 11 for bug 204567

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antistress (antistress) wrote : Re: downloads should go to $HOME/Downloads : XDG_DOWNLOAD_DIR should be set to "$HOME/Downloads"

see related bugs :
https://bugs.launchpad.net/netbook-remix/+bug/240258
https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/hundredpapercuts/+bug/388570/comments/3