I am new to linux, was using Ubuntu for the last 3-4 weeks. I want to
know how to remove the:
Home Folder, openSUSE, and Online Help Icons from my desktop. I cannot
even move them.
Using Suse 11.1 w/ Gnome Desktop.
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wgcrowder;1924799 Wrote:
> I am new to linux, was using Ubuntu for the last 3-4 weeks. I want to
> know how to remove the:
> Home Folder, openSUSE, and Online Help Icons from my desktop. I cannot
> even move them.
>
> Using Suse 11.1 w/ Gnome Desktop.
Are you tried to delete them in
/home/<username>/Desktop/
directory?
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I tried to do that:
bash: /home/william/desktop: No such file or directory
&
bash: william: No such file or directory
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Try right clicking on the desktop and choose unlock wigets
/Geoff
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When I right click i have:
Create Folder
Create Launcher
Create Document
Open in Terminal
Change Desktop Background.
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wgcrowder;1924822 Wrote:
> I tried to do that:
>
> bash: /home/william/desktop: No such file or directory
>
> &
>
> bash: william: No such file or directory
Linxu is Case Sensative
/home/william/Desktop
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Okay Thats a start, thank you. now that I got that to recognize, how do
i delete them?
Sorry, I am a noob.
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wgcrowder;1924822 Wrote:
> I tried to do that:
>
> bash: /home/william/desktop: No such file or directory
>
> &
>
> bash: william: No such file or directory
Desktop is with a capital D (Desktop instead of desktop, and unlike
windows, linux does consider them to be 2 entirely different things).
You might be interested in the command dir showing you all the
folders/files in the current dir and the autocomplete console feature.
When you’re typing a partial directory or filename it will
auto-complete if you hit the tab button. For example type
/home/william/Des hit tab and it will change to /home/william/Desktop).
Anyways… just double click on that home folder icon on your desktop
and then double click the “Desktop” folder and select whatever you want
to delete and hit the delete key on your keyboard.
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Thats the thing, its empty. If i put a firefox icon there, i can see it.
But as for the 3 icons i want removed…they arent there.
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Now it does say I am not Root, so I cannot modify it…how do I log in
as Root?
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If I go:
/usr/share/dist/desktop-files
I can see them using nautilus. Still cannot delete them…
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login as root or use sudo :
sudo rm /usr/…
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william@linux-rb3c:~/Desktop> sudo rm /usr/william
root’s password:
rm: cannot remove `/usr/william’: No such file or directory
william@linux-rb3c:~/Desktop>
This is rediculous…Why has no one else had these flipping icons?
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Hi
You need to either change to the directory where the files are or use
the full path. Take a deep breath 
cd /usr/share/dist/desktop-files
Then you can use;
sudo rm <name_of_the_file_YOU_wish_to_remove>
Also have a look here, when you get a chance;
Concepts
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Cheers Malcolm °¿° (Linux Counter #276890)
openSUSE 11.1 x86 Kernel 2.6.27.7-9-pae
up 9:51, 1 user, load average: 0.04, 0.17, 0.17
GPU GeForce 6600 TE/6200 TE - Driver Version: 180.22
Any other suggestion?
HAS ANYONE EVER SEEN THIS? is 11.0 better?
william@linux-rb3c:~> cd /usr/share/dist/desktop-files
william@linux-rb3c:/usr/share/dist/desktop-files> sudo rm online Help
rm: cannot remove online': No such file or directory rm: cannot remove Help’: No such file or directory
william@linux-rb3c:/usr/share/dist/desktop-files>
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wgcrowder;1924799 Wrote:
> I am new to linux, was using Ubuntu for the last 3-4 weeks. I want to
> know how to remove the:
> Home Folder, openSUSE, and Online Help Icons from my desktop. I cannot
> even move them.
>
> Using Suse 11.1 w/ Gnome Desktop.
To remove the home folder, open the 'More Applications menu. Under the
‘System’ category, choose GNOME configuration editor.
Then open Apps menu, then Nautilus. Highlight ‘desktop’ and then
uncheck home_icon_ visible.
To remove the other two icons easily, log in as root and then use
nautilus to browse to /user/share/dist/desktop-files and then right
click and delete each of the icons.
Log out and back in as normal user when you are done!
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Hi
Have a look at the filenames… this is done by the ls command.
cd /usr/share/dist/desktop-files/
/usr/share/dist/desktop-files> ls
GnomeOnlineHelp.desktop SuSE.desktop
/usr/share/dist/desktop-files> sudo rm *.desktop
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Can you please tell me how to log in as Root? That worked for the other
two icons! Thank you so much!
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Can you give me step by step?
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william@linux-rb3c:~> GnomeOnlineHelp.desktop SuSE.desktop
bash: GnomeOnlineHelp.desktop: command not found
william@linux-rb3c:~> cd /usr/share/dist/desktop-files/
william@linux-rb3c:/usr/share/dist/desktop-files>
/usr/share/dist/desktop-files> ls
bash: ls: Permission denied
william@linux-rb3c:/usr/share/dist/desktop-files>
william@linux-rb3c:/usr/share/dist/desktop-files>
When I log in as SU, the icons tell me that I am not the owner So I
cannot change the permissions…
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