|
- Firefox 147 Will Support The XDG Base Directory Specification
Firefox 147 Will Support The XDG Base Directory Specification Written by Michael Larabel in Mozilla on 20 November 2025 at 08:19 AM EST 47 Comments A 21 year old bug report requesting support of the XDG Base Directory specification is finally being addressed by Firefox
- Firefox is fixing a 21-year old problem on Linux - How-To Geek
As part of the upcoming release of Firefox 147, Mozilla has resolved a bug report about missing support for Freedesktop's XDG Base Directory standard The report had been open for a whopping 21 years, and the fix will make Firefox installation files cleaner and more organized
- Mozilla Resolves 21-Year-Old Bug, Adds Full XDG Directory Support
Firefox 147 adds support for the XDG Base Directory Specification, ending a 21-year wait and aligning the browser’s Linux file storage with modern standards
- Firefox 147 Will Support The XDG Base Directory Specification
The XDG Base Directory specification lays out where application data files, configuration files, cached assets, and other files and file formats should be positioned within a user's home directory and the XDG environment variables for accessing those locations
- Firefox is fixing a 21-year old problem on Linux - Nsane Forums
As part of the upcoming release of Firefox 147, Mozilla has resolved a bug report about missing support for Freedesktop's XDG Base Directory standard The report had been open for a whopping 21 years, and the fix will make Firefox installation files cleaner and more organized Bug 259356, created
- Firefox switches to using ~ . config mozilla directory on . . .
The Firefox codebase that will form the basis for Firefox 147 on January 13th has been updated to use the "~ config mozilla" directory by default for storing profiles, add-ons, settings, and internal databases on UNIX-like systems (the cache had already been moved to "~ cache mozilla") This change was made to ensure the browser complies with the Freedesktop org XDG Base Directory
- This is a meaningful step! For years, XDG Base Directory . . .
This is a meaningful step! For years, XDG Base Directory compliance has been spotty across major applications Firefox's adoption matters because it's widely used and its implementation may encourage others to follow suit The Arch Wiki documentation will likely need updates [1], but sadly the list of non-compliant software is far too long
|
|
|