The xdg-utils package is a set of simple scripts that provide basic desktop integration functions for any Free Desktop, such as Linux. They are intended to provide a set of defacto standards. This means that: * Third party software developers can rely on these xdg-utils for all of their simple integration needs. * Developers of desktop environments can make sure that their environments are well supported If a desktop developer wants to be certain that their environment functions with all third party software, then can simply make sure that these utilities work properly in their environment. This will hopefully mean that 'third tier' window managers such as XFCE and Blackbox can reach full parity with Gnome and KDE in terms of third party ISV support. * Distribution vendors can provide custom versions of these utilities If a distribution vendor wishes to have unusual systems, they can provide custom scripts, and the third party software should still continue to work.
Binary packages can be installed with the high-level tool pkgin (which can be installed with pkg_add) or pkg_add(1) (installed by default). The NetBSD packages collection is also designed to permit easy installation from source.
The pkg_admin audit command locates any installed package which has been mentioned in security advisories as having vulnerabilities.
Please note the vulnerabilities database might not be fully accurate, and not every bug is exploitable with every configuration.
Problem reports, updates or suggestions for this package should be reported with send-pr.