Delete

[Richard A Downing FBCS CITP]

Richard A Downing FBCS CITP wrote:
> One of the things that I really hate about Windows is the Trash can.
> When I say delete, I want it gone - forever.  On windows I can set it up
> so that delete means delete.  How do I do that with Ubuntu?
> 
> Oh, and by the way, why is the 'empty the wastebasket' always greyed out
> in the panel, and only available when the application is open?
> 
> And why does the documentation call it Trash, but the application calls
> it wastebasket?
> 
> Thanks,
> R.
> 
> 

My thanks to everyone who answered.  I'd still like to rid myself of the
wastebasket (aka Trash, aka Garbage) entirely, but the solutions offered
work well enough.

It's a real pain that those of us who like computers to do what we tell
them, and hate them saying 'did you really mean that?' can't have a
proper offensive to wipe out this insurgent behaviour.  :-)

Why would any designer of software put the options for the wastebasket
in the file browser?  Someone needs a course in software design methinks.

But I shall subscribe to a GNOME group and moan there!

R.