[NTLUG:Discuss] Convenient way to access nautilus

[Allen Meyers]

allen at allen-desktop:~$ ln -s /path/to/files ~/Desktop
ln: creating symbolic link `/home/allen/Desktop/files': File exists
allen at allen-desktop:~$

Is that it and now what

Allen Meyers
texas.chef94 at gmail.com





On Fri, Apr 10, 2009 at 3:48 PM, terry <trryhend at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Fri, Apr 10, 2009 at 2:25 PM, Allen Meyers <texas.chef94 at gmail.com
> >wrote:
>
> > Ok, not unusual for me. I am worlds worse about navigating gnome and file
> > system is darn sure not my strong point.
> > I have a media partition I need to access and write to. Need not a good
> > word want.
> > I did a ton research for the history of the town I live in and created
> > their web Page. I used only a small amount of the info and the pictures,
> but
> > I want to save them on a partition away from everything.
> > http://www.worthamtx.com
> > Give some idea. My limited understanding is one needs to use fire up
> gnome
> > file mgr. or one of the others to access the folder partition resides in.
> If
> > that is so then I need to know a way if there is one to bring it the file
> > manager to desktop to have it hands. If there is a command line way
> easier
> > give me that as well.
> > Now to digress and tell you something really interesting. I had an
> > experience re-installing 8.1o that I asked Ubuntu forum about and not one
> > reply. Was not asking help just explain how it happened.
> > I cleaned HD with gparted prior to re-install with stable live CD so nada
> > on drive.
> > I had dual boot with debian on external. Re-installed, booted and had
> 8.10
> > had debian and had triple boot kubuntu jaunty on same partition as 8.10.
> > 8.10 2.6.27.22 and 8.10 had 28. That is stranges thing that has happened
> to
> > me thus far. When you boot kubuntu it the whole enchalida with all bells
> and
> > whistles.
> > Just thought that might interest you.
> >
> > Allen
> >
> > Allen Meyers
> > texas.chef94 at gmail.com
> >
> >
> Not sure but may be that you simply want a one-click way to bring up a file
> manager with access to files on a separate partition.  If that is so, what
> ever the mount point is, (the directory where those files reside), will be
> what you want to use and may be just a symlink to the desktop will do what
> you want.
>   ln -s /path/to/files ~/Desktop
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