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for the X Window System (X11) and Wayland on Linux and other Unix-like operating systems.
We are not a formal standards body. The standards published on these pages are active or tentative (if marked as such)
specifications which desktop environments may implement to improve mutual compatibility, share code and
pool resources.
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appstream
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basedir
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clipboard
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clipboard-extensions
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dbus
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desktop-entry
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global-shortcuts
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help-system
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icon-naming
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icon-theme
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idle-inhibit
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menu
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mime-apps
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mpris
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notification
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polkit
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recent-files
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secret-service
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shortcuts
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shared-mime-info
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sound-naming
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sound-theme
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startup-notification
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systemtray
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thumbnail
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trash
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wm
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xembed
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xsettings
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