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docs: Linux XDG desktop secrets portals

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@ -123,17 +123,26 @@ If Vulkan is configured correctly, and Zed is still slow for you, please [file a
### I can't open any files
### Zed isn't remembering my login
### Clicking links isn't working
All of these features are provided by XDG desktop portals, specifically:
These features are provided by XDG desktop portals, specifically:
- `org.freedesktop.portal.FileChooser`
- `org.freedesktop.portal.OpenURI`
Some window managers, such as `Hyprland`, don't provide a file picker by default. See [this list](https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/XDG_Desktop_Portal#List_of_backends_and_interfaces) as a starting point for alternatives.
### Zed isn't remembering my API keys
### Zed isn't remembering my login
These feature also requires XDG desktop portals, specifically:
- `org.freedesktop.portal.Secret` or
- `org.freedesktop.Secrets`
Zed needs a place to securely store secrets such as your Zed login cookie or your OpenAI API Keys and we use a system provided keychain to do this. Examples of packages that provide this are `gnome-keyring`, `KWallet` and `keepassxc` among others.
### Could not start inotify
Zed relies on inotify to watch your filesystem for changes. If you cannot start inotify then Zed will not work reliably.