KDE vs. Gnome (Questions, not a Troll)

Matt Galvin matt.t.galvin at gmail.com
Fri Apr 22 14:51:59 UTC 2005


On 4/22/05, Matt Galvin <matt.t.galvin at gmail.com> wrote:
> > 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

oh yea, then if you want you can change the icon to be the home folder
icon in the regular way, Right click the folder...

> 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
>




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