XDG

Meowrch actively supports the XDG standard so configs, cache, and app data don’t clutter ~. We keep things where they belong: ~/.config, ~/.local/share, ~/.cache, and so on.

Where core variables are defined

Core environment variables are stored in:

~/.config/environment.d/60-meowrch.conf

That’s where the key XDG paths and environment settings are defined for shells and apps.

Example of 60-meowrch.conf

LANG=en_US.UTF-8
EDITOR=micro
VISUAL=micro
MICRO_TRUECOLOR=1
BROWSER=/usr/bin/firefox
TERMINAL=/usr/bin/kitty
TERMINAL_CMD=kitty -e
TERM=xterm-kitty
XCURSOR_SIZE=20
HYPRCURSOR_SIZE=20
PATH="/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"

_JAVA_AWT_WM_NONREPARENTING=1
_JAVA_OPTIONS=-Dsun.java2d.opengl=true

XDG_DATA_HOME=$HOME/.local/share
XDG_CONFIG_HOME=$HOME/.config
XDG_STATE_HOME=$HOME/.local/state
XDG_CACHE_HOME=$HOME/.cache
XDG_BIN_HOME=$HOME/.local/bin

ZDOTDIR=$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/zsh
GTK2_RC_FILES=$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/gtk-2.0/gtkrc
XCURSOR_PATH=/usr/share/icons:$XDG_DATA_HOME/icons
CARGO_HOME=$XDG_DATA_HOME/cargo
CUDA_CACHE_PATH=$XDG_CACHE_HOME/nv
GNUPGHOME=$XDG_DATA_HOME/gnupg
REDISCLI_HISTFILE=$XDG_DATA_HOME/redis/rediscli_history
RUSTUP_HOME=$XDG_DATA_HOME/rustup
NODE_REPL_HISTORY=$XDG_DATA_HOME/node_repl_history
PYENV_ROOT=$XDG_DATA_HOME/pyenv
WAKATIME_HOME=$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/wakatime

QT_QPA_PLATFORM=wayland;xcb
QT_QPA_PLATFORMTHEME=qt6ct
QT_AUTO_SCREEN_SCALE_FACTOR=1
QT_WAYLAND_DISABLE_WINDOWDECORATION=1
GDK_SCALE=1
ELECTRON_OZONE_PLATFORM_HINT=auto

Why this matters

• Clean home directory — less clutter in ~.
• Predictable structure — easier backups and syncing.
• Compatibility — most modern Linux tools understand XDG.

Where configs are moved

We move configs for many tools into XDG paths. For example:

• zsh → ~/.config/zsh
• gtk2 → ~/.config/gtk-2.0/gtkrc
• cargo → ~/.local/share/cargo
• gnupg → ~/.local/share/gnupg

If you want to override variables, add your own file in ~/.config/environment.d/
with a higher number (e.g., 90-custom.conf).