It's important to note that apparently there's no automatic migration path and this will be only used for new profiles, so you have to migrate manually.
In practice that should mean running mv ~/.mozilla ~/.config/mozilla.
Of course the old directory will still be detected and used if present, probably for a long time to come.
I think they mostly are.
Cache is already in .cache/mozilla, so usually there is no change hence I didn't mention it. They did move the cache to the XDG_CACHE_HOME by default. And yes they are using the XDG variables including the recommended fallback values.
The line between data and config has always been blurred, Most data in the browser is "data" until a user overrides it. Even extension files presence is linked with their configured state of being installed.
For log files I'm not sure anyone follows that. Besides firefox barely has any plain logs, I think having those in the profile is fine.
Currently it's all in XDG_CONFIG_HOME
The implications would be massive and I do not think most power users would benefit from it being broken up like that. Being able to backup or sync your entire Firefox profile by copying one directory is quite useful.
The XDG Base Directory Specification is based on the following concepts:
There is a single base directory relative to which user-specific data files should be written. This directory is defined by the environment variable $XDG_DATA_HOME.
There is a single base directory relative to which user-specific configuration files should be written. This directory is defined by the environment variable $XDG_CONFIG_HOME.
There is a single base directory relative to which user-specific state data should be written. This directory is defined by the environment variable $XDG_STATE_HOME.
There is a single base directory relative to which user-specific executable files may be written.
There is a set of preference ordered base directories relative to which data files should be searched. This set of directories is defined by the environment variable $XDG_DATA_DIRS.
There is a set of preference ordered base directories relative to which configuration files should be searched. This set of directories is defined by the environment variable $XDG_CONFIG_DIRS.
There is a single base directory relative to which user-specific non-essential (cached) data should be written. This directory is defined by the environment variable $XDG_CACHE_HOME.
There is a single base directory relative to which user-specific runtime files and other file objects should be placed. This directory is defined by the environment variable $XDG_RUNTIME_DIR.
11 Comments
Marmaduke@lemmy.world · 22 pts · 261d
It's important to note that apparently there's no automatic migration path and this will be only used for new profiles, so you have to migrate manually.
Redjard@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 10 pts · 261d
In practice that should mean running
mv ~/.mozilla ~/.config/mozilla.Of course the old directory will still be detected and used if present, probably for a long time to come.
Samueru_sama@programming.dev · 11 pts · 261d
they are not following the spec if this is the solution.
data files (like extensions, sessions, etc) need to go in
XDG_DATA_HOME.config files (user preferences) need to go in
XDG_CONFIG_HOME.cache files need to go in
XDG_CACHE_HOME.log files need to go in
XDG_STATE_HOME.also hopefully they do check the variables and not just hardcoded
~/.config,~/.local/share, etcRedjard@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 8 pts · 261d
I think they mostly are.
Cache is already in
.cache/mozilla, so usually there is no change hence I didn't mention it. They did move the cache to the XDG_CACHE_HOME by default. And yes they are using the XDG variables including the recommended fallback values.The line between data and config has always been blurred, Most data in the browser is "data" until a user overrides it. Even extension files presence is linked with their configured state of being installed.
For log files I'm not sure anyone follows that. Besides firefox barely has any plain logs, I think having those in the profile is fine.
Currently it's all in XDG_CONFIG_HOME
soc@programming.dev · -3 pts · 261d
Always good to know that after sitting on it for 2 decades, shipping some half-assed shit was the best they could do.
Ephera@lemmy.ml · 3 pts · 261d
The implications would be massive and I do not think most power users would benefit from it being broken up like that. Being able to backup or sync your entire Firefox profile by copying one directory is quite useful.
soc@programming.dev · 2 pts · 261d
Yikes, thanks! Good to know.
just_another_person@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 261d
Good gawd, finally.
higgsboson@piefed.social · 11 pts · 261d
https://specifications.freedesktop.org/basedir/latest/
soc@programming.dev · -1 pts · 261d
I tried it and moved the directory. Results:
./mozilla/extensionsdirectories are recreated on startup.Yikes.
Ephera@lemmy.ml · 5 pts · 261d
You're using Nightly. There be dragons...