Few gnome questions

liljhand · 03-11-2005, 08:03 PM

hi got a few questions to ask

im using ubuntu hoary with gnome 2.10.0.

umm how do i make gnome open a directory in the same window rather than opening new windows each time. Also i cant add links to deskktop. How do i do that?

alsooo how do i extract an archive into a folder whose access is restricted? i dunno how to do that in console. i want to extract all the win32codecs in /usr/lib/win32.

Tuttle · 03-11-2005, 08:31 PM

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Originally posted by liljhand
how do i make gnome open a directory in the same window rather than opening new windows each time.

make a launcher icon for (or open a terminal and run) "nautilus --no-desktop --browser"

edit: are there any icons at all on the desktop?

Quote:

how do i extract an archive into a folder whose access is restricted? i dunno how to do that in console. i want to extract all the win32codecs in /usr/lib/win32.

open a terminal and type:

Code:

su
[passwd]
cd /usr/lib/win32 #note: /usr/local/lib/codecs is the modern equvalent
tar -xvvzf /path/to/codecs.tar.gz

or...

tar -xvvjf /path/to/codecs.tar.bz2

or...

unzip /path/to/codecs.zip

see "man tar" & "man unzip"

liljhand · 03-11-2005, 08:57 PM

there are no icons on the desktop.

also i extracted the plugins into both the folders just to be sure but totem doesnt play anything. it only plays the sound but no video. while playing mpeg's i can see the video but its slower than the sound. help!!

pongmaster · 03-11-2005, 09:09 PM

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Originally posted by liljhand
Also i cant add links to deskktop. How do i do that?

Right click empty area of desktop and select 'create launcher' for programs and 'create folder' for directories etc.

Tuttle · 03-12-2005, 08:59 AM

try the gconf editor (menu->system->config tool) and browse the top menu entry for nautilus, there you can show/hide icons on the desktop.
As for your media player probs., get mplayer via aptget and see if the same thing happens.