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| From | Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | linux.debian.user |
| Subject | Re: Odd behavior of Debian 10.7 with MATE desktop |
| Date | 2021-02-01 16:50 +0100 |
| Message-ID | <BDJCF-pX-3@gated-at.bofh.it> (permalink) |
| References | <BDGOt-7aU-7@gated-at.bofh.it> <BDIGC-8jg-7@gated-at.bofh.it> |
| Organization | linux.* mail to news gateway |
On 02/01/2021 08:47 AM, Gareth Evans wrote: > On Mon, 1 Feb 2021, at 12:46, Richard Owlett wrote: >> I have just installed Debian 10.7 to my Lenovo T510 Thinkpad having >> copied debian-10.7.0-amd64-DVD-1.iso to a flash drive [the machine is >> intentionally isolated from the internet]. >> >> When logging in as user, everything appears normal. >> >> *HOWEVER* when logged in as "root" the desktop *DOES NOT*: >> 1. display a folder titled "root's Home" >> 2. display icons for files in /root/Desktop >> 3. display icons for file systems mounted when plugging in a flash >> drive [although Caja properly shows them to be in /media/root] >> >> Any ideas? Is this a known bug? >> TIA > > I accidentally replied to Richard off-list - below for future ref... If that was worst mistake I ever made .... <GRIN!> > >> Hi Richard, >> >> Comments in the below say it's to prevent sudo/su invocations of caja >> from taking over the desktop, but icons can be made to appear with with >> >> caja --force-desktop >> >> https://github.com/mate-desktop/caja/issues/871 >> >> Some problems were caused with menus/dialogs though, as discussed in the link. >> >> Best wishes, >> Gareth Thanks for the link. As I categorically avoid *ANY* use of "sudo", I'll have to experiment to see if the recommended use of "caja --force-desktop" might cause me grief.
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Odd behavior of Debian 10.7 with MATE desktop Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2021-02-01 13:50 +0100
Re: Odd behavior of Debian 10.7 with MATE desktop "Gareth Evans" <donotspam@fastmail.fm> - 2021-02-01 15:50 +0100
Re: Odd behavior of Debian 10.7 with MATE desktop Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2021-02-01 16:50 +0100
Re: Odd behavior of Debian 10.7 with MATE desktop songbird <songbird@anthive.com> - 2021-02-01 21:50 +0100
Re: Odd behavior of Debian 10.7 with MATE desktop Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2021-02-02 01:30 +0100
Re: Odd behavior of Debian 10.7 with MATE desktop David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> - 2021-02-02 02:40 +0100
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