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title: Install XDG and System Directory Inspector on Linux | Snap Store
description: Get the latest version of XDG and System Directory Inspector for Linux
  - Freedesktop XDG user folders, Linux FHS paths & disk mount inspector
url: https://snapcraft.io/xdg-directory-inspector
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# XDG and System Directory Inspector (xdg-directory-inspector)

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latest/stable 1.0.0

Install latest/stable of XDG and System Directory Inspector

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**Install using the command line**

```
sudo snap install xdg-directory-inspector
```

Don't have snapd? [Get set up for snaps](https://snapcraft.io/docs/installing-snapd).

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### Package name

* xdg-directory-inspector

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### License

* MIT

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### Last updated

* Today - latest/stable

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* [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/xdg-directory-inspector#report-snap-modal)

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* [Description](https://snapcraft.io/xdg-directory-inspector#tab-description)
* [Security](https://snapcraft.io/xdg-directory-inspector#tab-security)

#### Freedesktop XDG user folders, Linux FHS paths & disk mount inspector

XDG and System Directory Inspector is a desktop special directory catalog, permission
auditor, and filesystem capacity viewer for Freedesktop XDG user paths and Linux
Filesystem Hierarchy Standard (FHS) system directories.
An independent Linux alternative inspired by desktop special folder viewer utilities, it
inspects real user-dirs.dirs definitions, XDG Base Directory paths, and standard FHS
locations with live file counts, POSIX permissions, ownership, and mount telemetry.

Key Features:

* Freedesktop XDG User & Base Directories: Resolves live Desktop, Documents, Downloads,
  Music, Pictures, Videos, Templates, Public, Config, Cache, Data, and State directories
  from ~/.config/user-dirs.dirs and real home paths.
* Linux FHS System Path Auditor: Inspects /usr/bin, /usr/lib, /usr/share, /etc, /var,
  /tmp, /run, /media, and /mnt with direct file and subfolder counts, octal and symbolic
  POSIX modes, UID/GID ownership, and inode metadata.
* Filesystem Capacity & Mount Mapping: Queries os.statvfs and /proc/mounts for each
  directory to display backing mount source, filesystem type, total/used/available disk
  space, and visual capacity charts.
* Quick Actions & Reports: Supports one-click folder opening, clipboard path copying,
  missing XDG directory creation, live child entry preview, and CSV/JSON export.

Disclaimer: This project is an independent open-source tool and is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by NirSoft.

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## Install XDG and System Directory Inspector on your Linux distribution

Choose your Linux distribution to get detailed installation instructions. If yours is not shown, get more details on the [installing snapd documentation](https://snapcraft.io/docs/installing-snapd).

[### Arch Linux](https://snapcraft.io/install/xdg-directory-inspector/arch)

[### CentOS](https://snapcraft.io/install/xdg-directory-inspector/centos)

[### Debian](https://snapcraft.io/install/xdg-directory-inspector/debian)

[### elementary OS](https://snapcraft.io/install/xdg-directory-inspector/elementary)

[### Fedora](https://snapcraft.io/install/xdg-directory-inspector/fedora)

[### KDE Neon](https://snapcraft.io/install/xdg-directory-inspector/kde-neon)

[### Kubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/xdg-directory-inspector/kubuntu)

[### Manjaro](https://snapcraft.io/install/xdg-directory-inspector/manjaro)

[### Pop!\_OS](https://snapcraft.io/install/xdg-directory-inspector/pop)

[### openSUSE](https://snapcraft.io/install/xdg-directory-inspector/opensuse)

[### Red Hat Enterprise Linux](https://snapcraft.io/install/xdg-directory-inspector/rhel)

[### Ubuntu](https://snapcraft.io/install/xdg-directory-inspector/ubuntu)