I am switching from kde to gnome. I am using a sid based distro (ex-Kanotix). My questions:

- How to hide the desktop icons such as My Computer and My Home folder?
- Is there a folder like "~/.kde/share/config in Gnome and is it streight forward as kde's?
- What is the replacement of Kbluetooth client?
- How to add a service menu?
- Where to find a menu similar to MintLinux menu?

Can any one help me answering these questions?

I don't know about any of the other stuff, but stick to the kdebluetooth. Last time I checked gnome's was sadly lacking.

#1. Gconf-editor can help. See applications->nautilus (or something, I'm not currently using Gnome so I can't be sure); but from previous experience..

#4. What is a "service menu"?

#5. Are you talking about that "SLAB" menu or something? See the package: 'gnome-main-menu'.

May I ask: why the switch?

Thanks for reply. I am switching to gnome because I want to try something new in Debian. I am using KDE for the last three or four years. I have tried Gnome in Fedora but I did not like it and switched back to KDE. I wish this time I find gnome as good as KDE.

1- You are right. gconf-editor did what I wanted to do. Unfortunately, aptitude did not install it for me with Gnome at the beginning.
2- The Gnome folder equivalent to "~/.kde/share/config" is "~/.gconf". However, it uses xml documents not text ones.
3- I wish there is a bluetooth client for Gnome.
4- Servicemenu in KDE are user actions that appear once we click on the right mouse button, such as "open as root", "Install a package", extra.
5-I do not know what is "SLAB". Where to find it?

Like I've said, check out the package: gnome-main-menu. (google for some screenshots)