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diff --git a/nixos/modules/config/xdg/mime.nix b/nixos/modules/config/xdg/mime.nix
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+{ config, lib, pkgs, ... }:
+
+with lib;
+{
+  options = {
+    xdg.mime.enable = mkOption {
+      type = types.bool;
+      default = true;
+      description = ''
+        Whether to install files to support the 
+        <link xlink:href="https://specifications.freedesktop.org/shared-mime-info-spec/shared-mime-info-spec-latest.html">XDG Shared MIME-info specification</link> and the
+        <link xlink:href="https://specifications.freedesktop.org/mime-apps-spec/mime-apps-spec-latest.html">XDG MIME Applications specification</link>.
+      '';
+    };
+  };
+
+  config = mkIf config.xdg.mime.enable {
+    environment.pathsToLink = [ "/share/mime" ];
+
+    environment.systemPackages = [ 
+      # this package also installs some useful data, as well as its utilities 
+      pkgs.shared-mime-info 
+    ];
+
+    environment.extraSetup = ''
+      if [ -w $out/share/mime ]; then
+        XDG_DATA_DIRS=$out/share ${pkgs.shared-mime-info}/bin/update-mime-database -V $out/share/mime > /dev/null
+      fi
+
+      if [ -w $out/share/applications ]; then
+        ${pkgs.desktop-file-utils}/bin/update-desktop-database $out/share/applications
+      fi
+    '';
+  };
+
+}