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Shortcut to home dir

Asked by Troy

Hello!

I am trying to create a link/shortcut on my desktop that opens my home directory. It seems when I just drag and drop the folder it is trying to copy it onto the desktop which is inside my home folder and hence throws an error.

How do I tell the system I just want a shortcut?

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Troy (troy-stoutarm) said : 		#1

Aha found the launcher app.

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Qwerty Maniac (qwertymaniac) said : 		#2

Alternatively, to get the Computer, Trash and Home icons on your Desktop in a fully functional manner do this:

Hit ALT+F2 and enter 'gconf-editor' (Without quotes)

In the Window which opens, browse to Apps > Nautilus > Preferences.

Check the following buttons there:
computer_icon_visible
home_icon_visible
thrash_icon_visible

Now you will have all three permanent working icons on your desktop :)