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		joestrouth1 69 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Firefox 147 Will Support the XDG Base Directory Sp... If one user kept their files in the root directory, where would a second user keep theirs?

codedokode 68 days ago | [–]

In /ubuntu24/home. Or a subdirectory could be created in the root directory.

aallaall 69 days ago | [–]

Most operating systems mounts things dynamically. You can never trust that a path for you exists for another user.

pwg 69 days ago | [–]

This is a very recent aspect time wise in the very long history of Unix (and Linux) systems.

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