The Linux Thread

[Rogles]

Oh, I'm running Eeebuntu Linux. Thanks though.

[UglyJoe]

Are you using Nautilus for your desktop or Compiz?

[Rogles]

I think it's Compiz...

[UglyJoe]

Ok, I'll check my Compiz settings when I get home and see if they have any filtering settings (most of the compiz plugins do). 

Ultimately, though, you shouldn't place critical files like that on the Desktop.   You should have placed them in your home folder or something.  But then, I'm a console junkie and don't even have Desktop icons enabled

BTW, the way you make files/folders hidden in linux is to proceed the filename with a . (dot).  This won't help you, however, since you'd have to rename folders.

[Rogles]

Well, the desktop in Eeebuntu shows what's in the home folder. Like, look. Is there a way to change what folder the desktop shows(if that makes any sense... >_>)

[UglyJoe]

Oh, strange...

Give this a shot.  It should (might..maybe...) change your desktop folder to somewhere else.  Should solve your problem assuming it works.

http://pythonide.blogspot.com/2007/11/how-to-change-or-recreate-your-desktop.html

[Rogles]

It worked! Thanks!

[Rogles]

But now my touchpad isn't working.... I can connect an external mouse, but nothing on the touchpad works...

[UglyJoe]

 

That shouldn't have happened as a result of changing your Desktop location.  When was the last time the touchpad was working?

[Rogles]

Last night, after I changed the location. this morning, when I turned it on, it stopped working.

[UglyJoe]

I split the thread to keep the Desktops thread from going too far off topic.

Hmm...can you post the contents of your ~/.config/user-dirs.dirs and /etc/X11/xorg.conf files here?

[Rogles]

Ah, ok.

Well, it's working again, for some reason. but that's good.

[UglyJoe]

That's strange.  Do you have some sort of lock or keyboard shortcut that disables your touchpad (many laptops do).  Maybe you accidentally triggered that somehow.

[Trium Shockwave]

I just put Ubuntu 9.04 on my brother's laptop this morning. His Vista install was completely buggered, and the damn thing didn't come with restore discs. After working out that we needed to install the proprietary Nvidia driver before Suspend would work right, it seems to be fine. It's the first time I've actually installed Linux as the actual primary OS on a machine rather than just something to toy around with. We'll see how it goes. I was happy to see that NTFS support is apparently installed by default, as I was able to move his data onto the laptop's second internal drive before I deleted the Windows partition.

[Rogles]

Okay, Terminator is officially the coolest terminal emulator ever.