Re: [newbie] Difference between a Linux "link" and a "shortcut" in prior OS

2001-03-01 Thread Randy Meyer
Kelley Terry wrote: > Permissions are the same. The name of the link can be changed independently > of the original file. If you log into kde as root or another user with access > to the original file only then can you change the name of the link. You can > also 'su' in a terminal and then 'rm

Re: [newbie] Difference between a Linux "link" and a "shortcut" in prior OS

2001-03-01 Thread Kelley Terry
On Thursday 01 March 2001 03:48 am, Randy Meyer wrote: > Kelley Terry wrote: > > You can edit the link by right clicking on it and select properties. In > > the opened window you can edit the name directly and also change the icon > > by clicking on it and selecting a new one. Permissions do rem

Re: [newbie] Difference between a Linux "link" and a "shortcut" in prior OS

2001-03-01 Thread Randy Meyer
Kelley Terry wrote: > You can edit the link by right clicking on it and select properties. In the > opened window you can edit the name directly and also change the icon by > clicking on it and selecting a new one. Permissions do remain the same as > the file it's linked to for obvious securit

Re: [newbie] Difference between a Linux "link" and a "shortcut" in prior OS

2001-03-01 Thread Kelley Terry
On Thursday 01 March 2001 01:12 am, Randy Meyer wrote: > Using LM 7.2 > > I want to set up an icon on my user account KDE desktop that will launch > Netscape and display the index.html file that is the entry point into > the Mandrake Reference Manual in the /usr/share/doc/Mandrake/en > directory.

[newbie] Difference between a Linux "link" and a "shortcut" in prior OS

2001-03-01 Thread Randy Meyer
Using LM 7.2 I want to set up an icon on my user account KDE desktop that will launch Netscape and display the index.html file that is the entry point into the Mandrake Reference Manual in the /usr/share/doc/Mandrake/en directory. I dragged the index.html file from Konqueror to the desktop and se