Download location (HTTP): http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/gnome-mime-data/2.2/gnome-mime-data-2.2.0.tar.bz2 Download location (FTP): ftp://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/gnome-mime-data/2.2/gnome-mime-data-2.2.0.tar.bz2 Version used: 2.2.0 Package size: 1.1 MB Estimated Disk space required: 4.4 MB Estimated build time: 0.02 SBU |
The gnome-mime-data package contains the base set of file types and applications for GNOME.
Install gnome-mime-data by running the following commands:
./configure --prefix=$GNOME_PREFIX --sysconfdir=/etc/gnome && make && make install |
--sysconfdir=/etc/gnome : This switch puts configuration files in /etc/gnome instead of $GNOME_PREFIX/etc.
The gnome-mime-data package contains $GNOME_PREFIX/share/icons, $GNOME_PREFIX/share/application-registry and $GNOME_PREFIX/share/mime-info.
icons contains all the default document type icons.
application-registry contains the application mime database.
mime-info contains the mime description database.