-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 You can convert Ubuntu to Kubuntu as they use the same base packages.
Of course starting over without Gnome is not a bad idea either. Mitchell Brown wrote: > *sigh* This is why I hate Ubuntu :@ Stupid Gnome!!! > If anyone tonight has a copy of the Kubuntu ISO could you bring it and we > can copy it to my laptop? > > On 5/3/06, Gustin Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> > I cannot speak to the why of the Gnome project ( I have no idea why > their interface is the way it is, it does not make sense to me), but my > guess is that it is supposed to make it easier to put icons, perl and > cgi scripts if all you do is remember the document root, as opposed to > /usr/lib/cgi-bin/ for cgi-bin > > It is not making stuff up, it is getting the info and displaying a > virtual folder, the idea is to make things "easier" and "intuitive", > things which I do not believe Gnome does well, though that is a hot > topic. As I said earlier, Gnome is odd. > > If you need a graphical manager, there are better ones (konqueror comes > to mind), but for web and server stuff, I pretty much stick to the > command line. > > Mitchell Brown wrote: >> So if they shouldn't be visible at all, why the hell is it just making > up >> something entirely different? Like, where does it pull that from?! > >> On 5/3/06, Gustin Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> Mitchell Brown wrote: >>> Okay, when I goto my commandline, and type "ls" in "/var/www" I get > >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/var/www$ ls >>> apache2-default phpmyadmin > >>> Now, when I go into my "File Browser" in Ubuntu, goto "/var/www" I >> get a >>> *completely* different structure! Yet, the files are there (I can copy >> them >>> in and out of that folder!!!!) > >>> Here's what I see in file browser: > >>> cgi-bin >>> error >>> html >>> icons >>> perl > >>> What the heck is going on?! > > >> Two things, nautilus is figuring out the directory structure presented >> by apache (icons, cgi-bin all live elsewhere, but appear to be under >> document root). > >> It is also limited by the permissions of your user, so many things in >> /etc/ will not be visible, nor should they be. > > > > _______________________________________________ > clug-talk mailing list > [email protected] > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) > **Please remove these lines when replying > > >> -- >> pub 1024D/9091C422 02/05/2006 Mitchell Brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Primary key fingerprint: 812B 94BC EA0D 345A CC1C 2ED9 F7F6 5CCF > 9091 >> C422 > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >> _______________________________________________ >> clug-talk mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca >> Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) >> **Please remove these lines when replying >> _______________________________________________ clug-talk mailing list [email protected] http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) **Please remove these lines when replying >> > -- > pub 1024D/9091C422 02/05/2006 Mitchell Brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Primary key fingerprint: 812B 94BC EA0D 345A CC1C 2ED9 F7F6 5CCF 9091 > C422 > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > _______________________________________________ > clug-talk mailing list > [email protected] > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) > **Please remove these lines when replying -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.2 (MingW32) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFEWPh4wRXgH3rKGfMRApdnAJ9NealIY+SUC4bGLNXCtmz1MqXoRwCdElcr LwSQ7zK2ZI1wGhllEwkUfF4= =QDWx -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ clug-talk mailing list [email protected] http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) **Please remove these lines when replying

