On 06/08/2014 03:18, Chris Stankevitz wrote: > Hello, > > Which package(s) do I need that allow: > > 1. A USB drive is inserted > > 2. The drive is mounted in some location automatically (e.g. /media/usbstick) > > 3. (2) happens even when the drive is an NTFS or FAT32 drive. > > 4. (1)-(3) happens even if I am not running a "GUI" > > 5. (1)-(3) happens even if I am running the "GUI" called "TWM" > > 6. (1)-(3) happens even if I am running the "GUI" called "xfce4" > > 7. (1)-(3) happens even if I am running the "GUI" called "gnome" > > 8. (1)-(3) happens even if I am running the "GUI" called "kde" > > 9. Bonus: if a GUI is runing, an icon appears on the desktop. This > icon can be used to umount or to quickly navigate to the mounted > directory. > > 10. Bonus: if you use words like dbus/policykit/consolekit/COM/DDE/OLE > that allow me to get a technical understanding of the mechanisms in > play.
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