Command line and trash bin

Matthew Flaschen matthew.flaschen at gatech.edu
Mon Apr 9 12:50:18 UTC 2007


Dave M G wrote:
> Ubuntu Users,
> 
> I recently reformatted some drives and did a completely fresh install of 
> Ubuntu (Feisty).
> 
> In my previous installation of Ubuntu, when I deleted something from the 
> command line, it went into my Trash bin.

No it didn't, unless you customized this.

> Was I living in an alternate reality? Did I install some extra feature 
> and not remember doing that? Is Feisty broken? Am I? What's going on here?

Try installing http://doc.gwos.org/index.php/Gnome_A_send-to-trash , but
not to rm, because you'll forget and delete important files after
reinstalling Ubuntu.

Matthew Flaschen




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