KDE vs. Gnome (Questions, not a Troll)

[Matt Galvin]

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

er, I should check before I post ;)

ln -s /home/mgalvin /home/mgalvin/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
>