[NTLUG:Discuss] Convenient way to access nautilus

[terry]

On Fri, Apr 10, 2009 at 4:58 PM, Allen Meyers <texas.chef94 at gmail.com>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:~$
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> Is that it and now what
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I didn't mean /path/to/files literally,
   ln -s /path/to/files ~/Desktop/
where /path/to/files is the actual mount point where you've saved the files.



> 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:
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>> On Fri, Apr 10, 2009 at 2:25 PM, Allen Meyers <texas.chef94 at gmail.com
>> >wrote:
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>> > 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.
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>> > Allen
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>> > Allen Meyers
>> > texas.chef94 at gmail.com
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>> 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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