Index: xdg-user-dirs-update.desktop
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--- xdg-user-dirs-update.desktop (nonexistent)
+++ xdg-user-dirs-update.desktop (revision 274)
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+[Desktop Entry]
+Version=1.0
+Encoding=UTF-8
+Name=XDG User Directories
+TryExec=xdg-user-dirs-update
+Exec=xdg-user-dirs-update
+Icon=folder
+Terminal=false
+Comment=Create XDG user directories
+Type=Application
+OnlyShowIn=MATE;
Index: xinitrc.mate-session
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--- xinitrc.mate-session (nonexistent)
+++ xinitrc.mate-session (revision 274)
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+userresources=$HOME/.Xresources
+usermodmap=$HOME/.Xmodmap
+sysresources=/etc/X11/xinit/.Xresources
+sysmodmap=/etc/X11/xinit/.Xmodmap
+
+#
+# merge in defaults and keymaps:
+#
+[ -f $sysresources ] && xrdb -merge $sysresources
+[ -f $sysmodmap ] && xmodmap $sysmodmap
+[ -f $userresources ] && xrdb -merge $userresources
+[ -f $usermodmap ] && xmodmap $usermodmap
+
+export DESKTOP_SESSION="mate"
+dbus-x11-launch --exit-with-session mate-session