[NTLUG:Discuss] Convenient way to access nautilus

[Stuart Johnston]

Looks like you have a conflicting file.  Try giving your link a 
different name:

ln -s /path/to/files ~/Desktop/files_link

An icon should appear on your desktop.


Allen Meyers wrote:
> 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
> 
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> 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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