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| Thread ID: 59433 | 2005-07-02 13:02:00 | A few minor Linux questions | Myth (110) | Press F1 |
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| 368669 | 2005-07-02 13:02:00 | OK... can I make another file browser the default in KDE; as Konqueror keeps crashing Is Nautilus accessible in KDE (I know its a Gnome file Browser but can it be used in KDE)? I notice when I click log out, KDE goes to some lame dialog where you have to click another button to get to the logon screen so you can either reboot, log on as another account, or shutdown. Can I do something similar to Gnome which when you press log off, it comes up with an option screen; where you can either reboot, shutdown, or lon in as another user? There may be more questions yet..... |
Myth (110) | ||
| 368670 | 2005-07-03 07:50:00 | Bump :| | Myth (110) | ||
| 368671 | 2005-07-03 09:44:00 | OK... can I make another file browser the default in KDE; as Konqueror keeps crashingYes. Haven't ever looked into it, but Xandros uses its own file manager in KDE for example. Hit google and see what you can find that might be suitable. Is Nautilus accessible in KDE (I know its a Gnome file Browser but can it be used in KDE)?Yes. You can launch it from the "run command" by entering in nautilus. I notice when I click log out, KDE goes to some lame dialog where you have to click another button to get to the logon screen so you can either reboot, log on as another account, or shutdown. Can I do something similar to Gnome which when you press log off, it comes up with an option screen; where you can either reboot, shutdown, or lon in as another user?Strange. In KDE I go straight to a dialog box which gives me shutdown, restart or log on another user. Not sure what the dialog box app is called, but it has a dragon image on it. |
Jen (38) | ||
| 368672 | 2005-07-03 10:10:00 | In KDE I go straight to a dialog box which gives me shutdown, restart or log on another user. Not sure what the dialog box app is called, but it has a dragon image on it. Good old Mandrake. it has a lot of helpful things like that. There should be a way to enable something similar in most distros - it strikes me as the kind of feature that lots of people would want. I haven't touched Fedora since Core 1 so it might have improved, but I dropped it when I discovered that all those little things you don't think about (that most the "newbie" distros include, but Fedora doesn't) actually make a big difference. |
Greven (91) | ||
| 368673 | 2005-07-03 10:25:00 | Good old Mandrake. it has a lot of helpful things like that. There should be a way to enable something similar in most distros - it strikes me as the kind of feature that lots of people would want. I haven't touched Fedora since Core 1 so it might have improved, but I dropped it when I discovered that all those little things you don't think about (that most the "newbie" distros include, but Fedora doesn't) actually make a big difference.What I was meaning, is that I also use Core 4 so what works for me should work for Mythix. :) |
Jen (38) | ||
| 368674 | 2005-07-03 11:52:00 | Strange. In KDE I go straight to a dialog box which gives me shutdown, restart or log on another user. Not sure what the dialog box app is called, but it has a dragon image on it.You mean the dragon lying on the moon. Yeah I have that dialog too, but it only gives me the option to log out, not shutdown. In order to shutdown I have to click that button which takes me back to the sign in screen. | Myth (110) | ||
| 368675 | 2005-07-03 12:00:00 | Does linux require root privilages to shutdown by default? In the kind of enviroment Linux was designed for, you wouldn't want any old account to be able to shut down the computer. | Greven (91) | ||
| 368676 | 2005-07-03 12:20:00 | Just checked out my settings, and under KControl > KDE components > Session Manager I have selected to allow "Offer shutdown options". Try this and see if that changes your options. Does linux require root privilages to shutdown by default? In the kind of enviroment Linux was designed for, you wouldn't want any old account to be able to shut down the computer.These are desktop installations. By default users can shutdown the system from runlevel 5. This can of course be disabled or limited to certain users for the sort of systems where you don't want users to shutdown the computer. |
Jen (38) | ||
| 368677 | 2005-07-03 16:00:00 | Just checked out my settings, and under KControl > KDE components > Session Manager I have selected to allow "Offer shutdown options". Try this and see if that changes your options. These are desktop installations. By default users can shutdown the system from runlevel 5. This can of course be disabled or limited to certain users for the sort of systems where you don't want users to shutdown the computer.You may have to be logged in as root to make these changes. ;) |
personthingy (1670) | ||
| 368678 | 2005-07-03 21:26:00 | Just checked out my settings, and under KControl > KDE components > Session Manager I have selected to allow "Offer shutdown options". Try this and see if that changes your options. These are desktop installations. By default users can shutdown the system from runlevel 5. This can of course be disabled or limited to certain users for the sort of systems where you don't want users to shutdown the computer.I have just checked that out again... its set the same as mine, I have confirm logout ticked as well. Even as root its the same (one option in the dialog) |
Myth (110) | ||
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