Public Directories

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Brent Larsen wrote:
> maybe the public directory idea (which is a really good one) needs to 
> be easy to do, with an excellent wiki page, and not a pre-installed 
> feature.   honestly after a fresh install, you only have one user, so 
> what good is sharing.  and on many of the pc's out there, one user is 
> all they ever get.
>
> the whole idea is exactly what I am looking for in my home/office, and 
> I bet many other people are in the same boat, but probably not the 
> majority.  a nice wiki page, and a writeup in the "official" ubuntu 
> book would be sufficient.
> -brent
>
Shared directories are EASY to do in Ubuntu.

  Right-click on the folder and select properties, switch to the 
permissions tab, and let other users have exec, read and optionally 
write permissions as appropriate. All users now have access to the 
directory if they can find it.

  Logged in as the other user (for each user that needs a shortcut to 
the shared directory), navigate to the directory above the share folder 
and drop it in your sidepane. You'll get a shortcut to it in the 
sidepane _and_ in the places menu which makes it very easy to find.