Hi,
Would someone have knowledge of what is absolutely necessary in /root, and what is not ? Particularly among the mime type files, but also any other type of item (I had been used to distros where /root is practically empty... but PCLinuxOS having it's own ways, I can't take model on them).
Here is for example, the content of my pclinuxos openbox (working on it now for a next remaster)
[root@localhost ~]# ls -lAR
.:
total 140
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 145 2006-08-05 01:34 .bash_completion
-rw------- 1 root root 753 2010-06-20 19:21 .bash_history
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 24 2006-08-05 01:34 .bash_logout
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 648 2010-05-01 05:12 .bash_profile
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 422 2010-06-20 18:00 .bashrc
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2010-06-21 10:32 Bureau/
drwx------ 2 root root 4096 2010-03-25 05:27 .cache/
drwxr-xr-x 9 root root 4096 2010-05-31 12:02 .config/
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 233 2006-08-05 01:34 .cshrc
drwx------ 2 root root 4096 2010-05-01 04:56 Desktop/
-rw------- 1 root root 26 2010-03-21 02:23 .dmrc
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2010-03-29 01:56 Documents/
drwx------ 2 root root 4096 2010-05-01 04:45 drakx/
-rw------- 1 root root 16 2010-02-28 04:39 .esd_auth
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 62 2010-03-15 17:34 .fehbg
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2425 2010-03-14 11:49 .fehrc
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 508 2010-02-17 03:31 .fonts.conf
drwx------ 3 root root 4096 2010-03-17 11:35 .gnome2/
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 153 2010-06-20 17:39 .gtkrc-2.0
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 227 2010-06-20 17:40 .gtkrc.mine
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 561 2010-03-20 17:19 .htoprc
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 2010-04-23 05:02 .local/
drwx------ 3 root root 4096 2010-06-21 10:30 .mc/
drwx------ 3 root root 4096 2010-06-21 10:44 .synaptic/
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 189 2006-08-05 01:34 .tcshrc
drwx------ 3 root root 4096 2010-06-21 10:35 tmp/
-rw------- 1 root root 1008 2010-06-21 10:46 .viminfo
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2010-05-01 05:01 .xauth/
-rw------- 1 root root 66 2010-06-13 16:22 .xauth3ZLzBm
-rw------- 1 root root 66 2010-06-21 10:26 .xauthhj0XFC
-rw------- 1 root root 66 2010-06-13 15:57 .xauthVGeRY9
-rw------- 1 root root 66 2010-06-21 10:39 .xauthx8pouK
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2476 2010-03-20 02:10 .Xdefaults
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 127 2010-03-20 01:24 .xinitrc
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 26 2010-03-20 01:24 .Xresources
./Bureau:
total 20
-rwxr--r-- 1 root root 258 2010-06-21 10:31 addlocale.desktop*
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 65 2010-06-21 10:31 .directory
-rwxr--r-- 1 root root 281 2010-06-21 10:31 drakfirewall.desktop*
-rwxr--r-- 1 root root 316 2010-06-21 10:31 draklive-install.desktop*
-rwxr--r-- 1 root root 1280 2010-06-21 10:31 draknetcenter.desktop*
./.cache:
total 0
./.config:
total 36
drwx------ 2 root root 4096 2010-03-17 01:33 autostart/
drwx------ 2 root root 4096 2010-03-03 05:43 bleachbit/
drwx------ 2 root root 4096 2010-06-20 17:56 enchant/
drwx------ 2 root root 4096 2010-04-28 04:51 gtk-2.0/
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2010-04-19 19:17 openbox/
drwxr--r-- 2 root root 4096 2010-04-05 16:09 pcmanfm/
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2010-04-05 16:12 tint2/
-rw------- 1 root root 597 2010-02-18 19:31 user-dirs.dirs
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1 2010-02-18 19:31 user-dirs.locale
./.config/autostart:
total 4
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1171 2010-01-02 06:50 parcellite.desktop
./.config/bleachbit:
total 4
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 977 2010-06-20 18:49 bleachbit.ini
./.config/enchant:
total 0
-rw-rw-r-- 1 root root 0 2010-06-21 10:35 fr_FR.dic
-rw-rw-r-- 1 root root 0 2010-06-21 10:35 fr_FR.exc
./.config/gtk-2.0:
total 4
-rw-rw-r-- 1 root root 204 2010-04-28 04:51 gtkfilechooser.ini
./.config/openbox:
total 32
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1086 2010-04-20 19:24 autostart.sh
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1951 2010-04-18 01:36 menu.xml
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 22499 2010-04-18 01:36 rc.xml
./.config/pcmanfm:
total 4
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 263 2010-06-20 17:46 main
./.config/tint2:
total 12
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2828 2010-04-20 19:32 tint2rc
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2288 2010-03-14 11:49 tint2rc-backup
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2821 2010-04-05 16:12 tint2rc-blue_bg
./Desktop:
total 4
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 65 2010-02-17 02:58 .directory
./Documents:
total 0
./drakx:
total 0
./.gnome2:
total 4
drwx------ 2 root root 4096 2010-03-17 11:35 keyrings/
./.gnome2/keyrings:
total 4
-rw------- 1 root root 105 2010-03-17 11:35 login.keyring
./.local:
total 8
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1842 2010-02-17 02:58 screen-configurations.xml
drwx------ 6 root root 4096 2010-05-31 12:03 share/
./.local/share:
total 16
drwx------ 2 root root 4096 2010-03-17 01:31 applications/
drwx------ 6 root root 4096 2010-03-01 09:01 mime/
drwx------ 3 root root 4096 2010-03-17 01:06 openbox/
drwx------ 3 root root 4096 2010-04-28 01:31 webkit/
./.local/share/applications:
total 4
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 49 2010-04-20 07:17 defaults.list
./.local/share/mime:
total 44
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 2010-03-01 09:01 aliases
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2010-03-01 09:01 application/
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2010-03-01 09:01 audio/
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 2010-03-01 09:01 generic-icons
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 339 2010-03-01 09:01 globs
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 381 2010-03-01 09:01 globs2
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1743 2010-03-01 09:01 icons
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 12 2010-03-01 09:01 magic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2208 2010-03-01 09:01 mime.cache
drwx------ 2 root root 4096 2010-03-01 09:01 packages/
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 2010-03-01 09:01 subclasses
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 16 2010-03-01 09:01 treemagic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 738 2010-03-01 09:01 types
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2010-03-01 09:01 video/
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 2010-03-01 09:01 XMLnamespaces
./.local/share/mime/application:
total 56
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 293 2010-03-01 09:01 asx.xml
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 310 2010-03-01 09:01 futuresplash.xml
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 304 2010-03-01 09:01 vnd.rn-realaudio.xml
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 300 2010-03-01 09:01 x-drm-v2.xml
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 310 2010-03-01 09:01 x-google-vlc-plugin.xml
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 321 2010-03-01 09:01 x-java-bean.xml
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 319 2010-03-01 09:01 x-java-vm-npruntime.xml
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 309 2010-03-01 09:01 x-java-vm.xml
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 300 2010-03-01 09:01 x-mplayer2.xml
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 300 2010-03-01 09:01 x-ms-wmp.xml
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 306 2010-03-01 09:01 x-ms-wmv.xml
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 316 2010-03-01 09:01 x-nsv-vp3-mp3.xml
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 305 2010-03-01 09:01 x-quicktimeplayer.xml
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 299 2010-03-01 09:01 x-skype.xml
./.local/share/mime/audio:
total 60
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 287 2010-03-01 09:01 flac.xml
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 286 2010-03-01 09:01 mp3.xml
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 288 2010-03-01 09:01 mpeg2.xml
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 288 2010-03-01 09:01 mpeg3.xml
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 295 2010-03-01 09:01 wav.xml
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 296 2010-03-01 09:01 x-basic.xml
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 290 2010-03-01 09:01 x-mp4.xml
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 290 2010-03-01 09:01 x-mpeg2.xml
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 290 2010-03-01 09:01 x-mpeg3.xml
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 283 2010-03-01 09:01 x-mpeg.xml
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 294 2010-03-01 09:01 x-ms-wax.xml
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 294 2010-03-01 09:01 x-ms-wmv.xml
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 294 2010-03-01 09:01 x-ogg.xml
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 296 2010-03-01 09:01 x-pn-realaudio.xml
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 293 2010-03-01 09:01 x-realaudio.xml
./.local/share/mime/packages:
total 172
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 311 2010-03-01 09:01 application-asx.xml
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 328 2010-02-18 19:31 application-futuresplash.xml
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 322 2010-03-01 09:01 application-vnd.rn-realaudio.xml
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 318 2010-03-01 09:01 application-x-drm-v2.xml
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 328 2010-03-01 09:01 application-x-google-vlc-plugin.xml
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 339 2010-02-17 02:58 application-x-java-bean.xml
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 337 2010-02-17 02:58 application-x-java-vm-npruntime.xml
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 327 2010-02-17 02:58 application-x-java-vm.xml
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 318 2010-03-01 09:01 application-x-mplayer2.xml
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 318 2010-03-01 09:01 application-x-ms-wmp.xml
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 324 2010-03-01 09:01 application-x-ms-wmv.xml
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 334 2010-03-01 09:01 application-x-nsv-vp3-mp3.xml
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 323 2010-03-01 09:01 application-x-quicktimeplayer.xml
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 317 2010-02-21 00:55 application-x-skype.xml
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 305 2010-03-01 09:01 audio-flac.xml
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 304 2010-03-01 09:01 audio-mp3.xml
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 306 2010-03-01 09:01 audio-mpeg2.xml
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 306 2010-03-01 09:01 audio-mpeg3.xml
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 313 2010-03-01 09:01 audio-wav.xml
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 314 2010-03-01 09:01 audio-x-basic.xml
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 308 2010-03-01 09:01 audio-x-mp4.xml
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 308 2010-03-01 09:01 audio-x-mpeg2.xml
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 308 2010-03-01 09:01 audio-x-mpeg3.xml
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 301 2010-03-01 09:01 audio-x-mpeg.xml
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 312 2010-03-01 09:01 audio-x-ms-wax.xml
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 312 2010-03-01 09:01 audio-x-ms-wmv.xml
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 312 2010-03-01 09:01 audio-x-ogg.xml
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 314 2010-03-01 09:01 audio-x-pn-realaudio.xml
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 311 2010-03-01 09:01 audio-x-realaudio.xml
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 312 2010-03-01 09:01 video-divx.xml
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 242 2010-02-28 04:36 video-dv.xml
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 307 2010-03-01 09:01 video-fli.xml
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 536 2010-02-28 04:36 video-mpeg.xml
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 301 2010-03-01 09:01 video-msvideo.xml
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 316 2010-03-01 09:01 video-vnd.divx.xml
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 309 2010-03-01 09:01 video-vnd.vivo.xml
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 309 2010-03-01 09:01 video-x-fli.xml
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 370 2010-03-01 09:01 video-x-mpeg2.xml
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 301 2010-03-01 09:01 video-x-mpeg.xml
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 317 2010-03-01 09:01 video-x-ms-asf-plugin.xml
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 340 2010-03-01 09:01 video-x-ms-wm.xml
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 312 2010-03-01 09:01 video-x-ms-wvx.xml
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 311 2010-03-01 09:01 video-x-quicktime.xml
./.local/share/mime/video:
total 56
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 294 2010-03-01 09:01 divx.xml
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 266 2010-03-01 09:01 dv.xml
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 289 2010-03-01 09:01 fli.xml
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 506 2010-03-01 09:01 mpeg.xml
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 283 2010-03-01 09:01 msvideo.xml
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 298 2010-03-01 09:01 vnd.divx.xml
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 291 2010-03-01 09:01 vnd.vivo.xml
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 291 2010-03-01 09:01 x-fli.xml
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 340 2010-03-01 09:01 x-mpeg2.xml
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 283 2010-03-01 09:01 x-mpeg.xml
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 299 2010-03-01 09:01 x-ms-asf-plugin.xml
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 316 2010-03-01 09:01 x-ms-wm.xml
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 294 2010-03-01 09:01 x-ms-wvx.xml
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 293 2010-03-01 09:01 x-quicktime.xml
./.local/share/openbox:
total 4
drwx------ 2 root root 4096 2010-03-17 01:06 sessions/
./.local/share/openbox/sessions:
total 0
./.local/share/webkit:
total 4
drwx------ 2 root root 4096 2010-06-21 10:36 icondatabase/
./.local/share/webkit/icondatabase:
total 20
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 17408 2010-06-20 17:56 WebpageIcons.db
./.mc:
total 12
drwx------ 2 root root 4096 2010-03-24 20:31 cedit/
-rw------- 1 root root 253 2010-06-21 10:30 history
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 2010-04-05 16:09 hotlist
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 35 2010-06-21 10:30 Tree
./.mc/cedit:
total 0
./.synaptic:
total 192
-rw-r----- 1 root root 0 2010-06-21 10:39 lock
drwx------ 2 root root 4096 2010-06-20 19:17 log/
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 184299 2010-06-21 10:39 options
-rw-rw-r-- 1 root root 411 2010-06-21 10:44 selections.proceed
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1698 2010-06-21 10:39 synaptic.conf
./.synaptic/log:
total 40
-rw-rw-r-- 1 root root 2377 2010-06-20 17:14 2010-06-20.171335.log
-rw-rw-r-- 1 root root 197 2010-06-20 17:16 2010-06-20.171558.log
-rw-rw-r-- 1 root root 1597 2010-06-20 18:23 2010-06-20.180822.log
-rw-rw-r-- 1 root root 125 2010-06-20 18:31 2010-06-20.183047.log
-rw-rw-r-- 1 root root 127 2010-06-20 18:36 2010-06-20.183633.log
-rw-rw-r-- 1 root root 282 2010-06-20 18:37 2010-06-20.183739.log
-rw-rw-r-- 1 root root 353 2010-06-20 19:02 2010-06-20.190207.log
-rw-rw-r-- 1 root root 172 2010-06-20 19:05 2010-06-20.190546.log
-rw-rw-r-- 1 root root 323 2010-06-20 19:10 2010-06-20.191024.log
-rw-rw-r-- 1 root root 348 2010-06-20 19:17 2010-06-20.191639.log
./tmp:
total 4
drwx------ 2 root root 4096 2010-06-21 10:30 mc-root/
./tmp/mc-root:
total 0
./.xauth:
total 4
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1 2010-05-01 05:01 export
[root@localhost ~]#
Thanks for your help.
