.esd_auth
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Contains the authentication cookie for the sound
daemon. The sound daemon is the Enlightened Sound Daemon (ESD).
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.gconf
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Contains the GConf configuration
source for the user. When the user sets a preference, the new preference information
is added to this location.
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.gconfd
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Contains the following GConf
daemon details:
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Configuration information.
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Lock information for objects that are referenced by an Interoperable Object Reference (IOR).
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State information for objects that are referenced by an IOR.
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.gnome
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Contains user-specific application data that is
not stored in the GConf repository. For example,
this directory contains MIME type information and session information for
the user.
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.gnome2
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Contains user-specific application data that is
not stored in the GConf repository. For example,
this directory contains the following:
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Keyboard shortcut information.
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Window location information.
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Desktop entry files for panel launchers.
This directory also contains user-specific menu data.
If a user modifies menus, the details are stored here.
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.gnome2-private
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Ignore this directory. This directory has no function
at the time of publication of this guide.
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.metacity
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Contains session data for the Metacity window manager.
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.nautilus
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Contains file manager data that is specific to the
user. For example, this directory can contain the following:
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Metadata for the directories with which the user works.
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Nautilus emblems that the user
adds.
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Nautilus desktop background images.
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.themes
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Contains controls theme options, window frame theme
options, and icons theme options that the user adds. The user can add themes
from the Theme preference tool.
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.thumbnails
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Contains image thumbnails for the user. The image
thumbnails are used in the file manager. The file manager contains a preference
that the user can select to stop generation of thumbnail images.
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.xscreensaver
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Contains
screensaver configuration data and screensaver preference data.
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