01-08-2009
Quote:
Originally Posted by
ddreggors
For anyone that praises Ubuntu... you should take a look at Mandriva 2008 spring or if you like KDE 4 then Mandriva 2009.
A lot of people, including myself, are not interested in Linux GUIs or the Linux Desktop, since we use Linux as a server and use the command line.
Hence, a great desktop is not a very strong argument for many folks.
This is why we have a rule not to bash other operating systems. One person might think a GUI is the most important thing. Another person might think that a large user base in the most important. Another person might have yet another requirements, and so on.
So, please post your favorite, but do not put down other distributions. Thank you.
Neo
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LEARN ABOUT DEBIAN
desktop-file-validate
DESKTOP-FILE-VALIDATE(1) General Commands Manual DESKTOP-FILE-VALIDATE(1)
NAME
desktop-file-validate - Validate desktop entry files
SYNOPSIS
desktop-file-validate [--no-warn-deprecated] [--warn-kde] FILE...
DESCRIPTION
The desktop-file-validate program is a tool to validate desktop entry files according to the Desktop Entry specification 1.0.
The specification describes a file format to provide information such as name, icon and description for an application. Such a file can
then be used as an application launcher and to display the application in the applications menu.
For information about the Desktop Entry specification, see http://freedesktop.org/wiki/Specifications/desktop-entry-spec.
The desktop entry files are commonly called desktop files.
OPTIONS
The following options are supported:
--no-warn-deprecated
Do not warn about usage of deprecated items that were defined in previous versions of the specification.
--warn-kde
Warn about usage of KDE extensions to the specification. This includes the use of the KDE Desktop Entry group, of the ServiceTypes,
DocPath, Keywords, InitialPreference, Dev, FSType, MountPoint, ReadOnly, UnmountIcon keys, or of the Service, ServiceType and FSDe-
vice types.
BUGS
If you find bugs in the desktop-file-validate program, please report these on https://bugs.freedesktop.org.
SEE ALSO
desktop-file-edit(1) desktop-file-install(1)
FREEDESKTOP.ORG DESKTOP-FILE-VALIDATE(1)