Downloads should go to ~/Downloads
Bug #204567 reported by
ubuntu_demon
This bug affects 15 people
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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One Hundred Papercuts |
Fix Released
|
High
|
Matthew Paul Thomas | ||
Xdg-utils |
Fix Released
|
Medium
|
|||
gnome-panel (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
|
Wishlist
|
Sebastien Bacher | ||
xdg-user-dirs (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
|
Low
|
Ubuntu Desktop Bugs |
Bug Description
Binary package hint: xdg-user-dirs
XDG_DOWNLOAD_DIR should be set to "$HOME/Downloads" instead of "$HOME/Desktop" in the file ~/.config/
This folder should be the default download location for firefox and this folder should be bookmarked in nautilus by xdg-user-dirs-gtk (like Music,Videos,
If the downloads are sent to the ~/Downloads folder , this makes it harder ,than earlier, to access the downloads.
- There also needs to be a bookmark in the Places menu to allow quick access.
rationale :
less cluttered desktop
still easy to find your downloads
description: | updated |
description: | updated |
description: | updated |
Changed in xdg-user-dirs: | |
importance: | Undecided → Wishlist |
Changed in xdg-user-dirs: | |
assignee: | ubuntu-desktop → desktop-bugs |
Changed in hundredpapercuts: | |
status: | New → Confirmed |
summary: |
- downloads should go to $HOME/Downloads : XDG_DOWNLOAD_DIR should be set - to "$HOME/Downloads" + Downloads should go to ~/Downloads (set XDG_DOWNLOAD_DIR = + "$HOME/Downloads") |
summary: |
- Downloads should go to ~/Downloads (set XDG_DOWNLOAD_DIR = - "$HOME/Downloads") + Downloads should go to ~/Downloads |
description: | updated |
Changed in xdg-utils: | |
status: | Unknown → Confirmed |
Changed in xdg-utils: | |
status: | Confirmed → Fix Released |
Changed in gnome-panel (Ubuntu): | |
assignee: | Chris Coulson (chrisccoulson) → Sebastien Bacher (seb128) |
Changed in icon-naming-spec: | |
status: | New → Invalid |
Changed in hundredpapercuts: | |
status: | Triaged → Fix Released |
Changed in xdg-utils: | |
importance: | Unknown → Medium |
Changed in xdg-utils: | |
importance: | Medium → Unknown |
Changed in xdg-utils: | |
importance: | Unknown → Medium |
no longer affects: | icon-naming-spec |
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I agree with this, how would one make this possible? What packages need to be changed? Where is it defined what folders should be in the homefolder?