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Old 12-01-2005, 06:13 AM   #1
ungua
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Exclamation opensuse => importance of /home/name/bin ?


today i got angry at the new os two times for exactly the same thing: i wanted to delete a file and since "delete" is no more a normal option in the right-mouse-button-menue, i press shift, too. i accidently deleted the folder "usb" with some backup-files in addition to the file i wanted to delete. no big problem, the os is a new installation and i have everything backed up on cd. but a few seconds ago i wanted to delete a folder i created to show something to a friend, called "ba", additionaly i deleted the folder "bilder" (pictures) with some 8000 (backed up) files and the folder "bin". now i wonder what is going to happen at the next startup?? actually, im unsure why it did delete more than i chose to, has shift the same function like control now??

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Old 12-01-2005, 07:10 AM   #2
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~/bin is not commonly used in SUSE. No SUSE rpm will install its binaries in this folder. Unless you have installed something in there yourself, you won't lose anything.

I don't know about the function of the shift button, but it seems you selected all files/folders starting with 'b'.

If you want the 'delete' option back in the context-menu, go in Konqueror to Settings -> Configure Konqueror -> Behaviour and select "Show 'Delete' contex menu entries..."
 
Old 12-01-2005, 01:47 PM   #3
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thank you for your answer! perfect help!

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Old 12-02-2005, 08:48 AM   #4
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Not sure why Suse creates /home/you/bin but it's a handy feature if you play with scripts. I believe Suse places this directory in your PATH. I liked this feature enough to duplicate it in Slackware.
 
  


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