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| author | Christian Segundo | 2024-07-25 02:12:22 +0200 |
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| committer | Christian Segundo | 2024-07-28 12:58:19 +0200 |
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diff --git a/content/posts/2019-02-02-xdg-runtime-dir.md b/content/posts/2019-02-02-xdg-runtime-dir.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..1e5fac4 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/posts/2019-02-02-xdg-runtime-dir.md @@ -0,0 +1,28 @@ +--- +layout: post +title: XDG_RUNTIME_DIR on non-systemd systems +category: GNU/Linux +tags: + - systemd + - gentoo +--- + +On systemd/ConsoleKit systems this variable is set when the user logs in, if +neither is used and you need `XDG_RUNTIME_DIR` for some reason (eg Flatpak), it +can be easily set adding some lines to your `.bash_profile`: + +```bash +if test -z "${XDG_RUNTIME_DIR}"; then + export XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=/tmp/${UID}-runtime-dir + if ! test -d "${XDG_RUNTIME_DIR}"; then + mkdir "${XDG_RUNTIME_DIR}" + chmod 0700 "${XDG_RUNTIME_DIR}" + fi +fi +``` + +--- + +**Sources**: + +- [Weston](https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Weston) |