[Feature Request] Use XDG Base Directory Specifications for Linux Mint

[tur1ngb0x]

Distribution: Linux Mint 20.2 64-bit

Cinnamon Version: Cinnamon 5.0.7

Issue Linux Mint uses ${HOME} to store data, config and cache files, this pollutes the home directory. Example: ~/.cinnamon ~/.linuxmint

Describe the solution you'd like Linux Mint should follow XDG base directory specifications, resulting in a cleaner and easier management of ${HOME} directory.

Describe alternatives you've considered Using ${XDG_DATA_HOME} ${XDG_CONFIG_HOME} ${XDG_CACHE_HOME} https://specifications.freedesktop.org/basedir-spec/basedir-spec-latest.html https://wiki.debian.org/XDGBaseDirectorySpecification https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/XDG_Base_Directory

[LinuxOnTheDesktop]

One reason to do this is that new-ish users can be confused by the plethora of dot files in $HOME; those users wonder what those files are and whether it is safe to delete them.

[avlapp]

Same for user dirs https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/XDG_user_directories

cd "$XDG_DESKTOP_DIR" doesn't seems to work, all though it is set in ~/.config/user-dirs.dirs

[avlapp]

It probably doesn't work in Debian and Ubuntu either.

[zpangwin]

Possible duplicate of #9388 ? If not then it might be possible to merge the two requests as they appear to be asking for very similar end result.