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How to put 'My Computer' on Desktop? - Hannes22 - 12-23-2018

Hello - and Greetings from Germany!

I just installed Linux Lite 4.2 on my machine and would like to know, how to put a 'My Computer' Icon / Shortcut on the desktop.

Any hint is much appreciated.

Regards!

Hannes

(There used to be icons on the desktop ('My computer', 'Recicle Bin', 'Home Folder') right after a fresh install, but after some costumization, they have been vanished out of a sudden ...)

Re: How to put 'My Computer' on Desktop? - anon222 - 12-23-2018

Go to Settings - Desktop - Icons    to enable Recycle Bin and Home Icons
As for "My Computer", I think we had a Desktop file that runs thunar for that in previous LLs if I remeber correctly.
So you create an empty file on the desktop and name it computer.desktop.
Open it in a text editor, paste next and save the file.
Code:
[Desktop Entry]
Version=1.0
Type=Application
Name=My Computer
Comment=Opens the file manager
Exec=thunar /
Icon=computer
Path=
Terminal=false
StartupNotify=false
After you launch it, you will be asked to make it executable.

Re: How to put 'My Computer' on Desktop? - Hannes22 - 12-24-2018

Thank you so much for answering.  Smile

(12-23-2018, 07:30 PM)misko_2083 link Wrote: Go to Settings - Desktop - Icons    to enable Recycle Bin and Home Icons

Thanks. I got that already.  Smile

(12-23-2018, 07:30 PM)misko_2083 link Wrote: As for "My Computer", I think we had a Desktop file that runs thunar for that in previous LLs if I remeber correctly.
So you create an empty file on the desktop and name it computer.desktop.
Open it in a text editor, paste next and save the file.
Code:
[Desktop Entry]
Version=1.0
Type=Application
Name=My Computer
Comment=Opens the file manager
Exec=thunar /
Icon=computer
Path=
Terminal=false
StartupNotify=false
After you launch it, you will be asked to make it executable.

Ah, really!? Thanks for that workaround ...

But ... hasn't there been a 'My Computer' shortcut right after installation, if I recall correctly? I didn't expect it to be that complicated to get it back.

But well, if that's the way to go ... I'll try.

Thanks again for your help.

Re: How to put 'My Computer' on Desktop? - Valtam - 12-24-2018

There are no translations for those yet, only English is currently supported.

Re: How to put 'My Computer' on Desktop? - TheDead - 12-24-2018

Heya!

What Jerry means is that if the system is in english, you can use the Lite Desktop application to eneble/disable those shortcuts. If you changed your Linux Lite language to something else, this application does not work.

Thanks Misko's for the solution, I'll use it myself next time on French installations.

Joyeuses Fêtes! Wink

Re: How to put 'My Computer' on Desktop? - Hannes22 - 12-29-2018

Thanks to all of you for clearing that up.

Happy New Year!