Bug 256480 - knewstuff should also be able to install in a system dir
Summary: knewstuff should also be able to install in a system dir
Status: CONFIRMED
Alias: None
Product: kdelibs
Classification: Frameworks and Libraries
Component: knewstuff (show other bugs)
Version: unspecified
Platform: openSUSE Linux
: NOR wishlist
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Jeremy Whiting
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Blocks: 255453
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Reported: 2010-11-09 22:58 UTC by Johannes Obermayr
Modified: 2013-05-22 18:50 UTC (History)
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Description Johannes Obermayr 2010-11-09 22:58:26 UTC 
Version:           unspecified (using Devel) 
OS:                Linux

If you install new stuff (scripts, game expansions, wallpapers, ...) all will be installed in $HOME/.kde{4}/share/apps/[specific app].

This has at least two disadvantages (if you have two or more users on the system who use same new stuff):
1. You have to download it twice or more and stress servers
2. You have to save it twice or more and have duplicates

It would be much better when user(s) can choose whether it should be installed in $HOME or in system dir (e. g. /usr/share/knewstuff/[specific app] -> permission required).
May it is also possible making this system dir writable for all users and installing new stuff there by default.

Reproducible: Didn't try
Comment 1 Christoph Feck 2010-11-09 23:09:31 UTC 
Needed to fix bug 255453.