Creating shortcuts
 

I am a new Linux user, I am running Mandriva I have installed a few programs and I was wondering if there was a way to create shortcuts to porgrams from the desktop instead of launching them from the konsole. Thanks!

Hi and welcome to LQ :D Right click the desktop and click "Create New" --> "Link to Application". You will have to write the details in manually, but it's just as easy as doing it via the konsole.

Also some programs I am running automatically close if I close the console, anyway to prevent that? Again thanks!

subliminal1284,
for example:

gxine &

This will detach gxine from the console.
I think there is one or two other ways (again... I think) but thats
how I do it.
good luck & have fun
-tw