As an administrator, the most important and basic step to understanding the MIME system is learning the locations where these files are stored. Since the XDG shared mime info specification was drafted by the X Desktop Group, it also makes use of the XDG base directory specification. It is highly recommended that you familiarize yourself with this specification, as it is also important for other system administration tasks such as editing menus. A brief summary of the directory locations as pertaining to the MIME specification is given below.
MIME sistema ulertzeko administratzaileek eman beharreko urrats garrantzitsuena, fitxategi horiek non gordetzen diren ikastea da. XDGren mime konpartituei buruzko informazio-zehaztapena X Desktop Group-ek landu zuenez, hau ere erabiltzen du: XDGren oinarri-direktorioen zehaztapena. Zehaztapen hori ondo ezagutzea komeni da, sistema-administratzaileen beste lan batzuetarako ere garrantzitsua baita, esate baterako, menuak editatzeko. MIMEren zehaztapenekin zerikusia duten direktorio batzuen laburpena egiten da hemen.