KDE vs. Gnome (Questions, not a Troll)

[Matt Galvin]

> 2. Creating a desktop icon for my home directory in KDE is a rather
> straightforward process; in Gnome it is nowhere near as clear. I want a
> desktop icon so that I can drag files from the desktop to my home
> directory. What are the steps?

>From the cli this works:

ln -s /home/mgalvin /home/Desktop/Home

creates a directory symlink called Home on your Desktop.

This is just one of probably many possible ways to do this.

Hope this helps,

Matt