[dundee] Problem finding my desktop

[Axel]

Hey Malcolm,

:-) no problem, I get it.

I guess you login into your normal user account, open a shell and key  
in su to get superuser permissions.

So by use cd ~/Desktop the shell try to access the directory  
/root/Desktop, the ~/ means always the home directory of the current  
user. By using the command pwd you can figure out your current  
working-directory. I estimate you want access the Desktop directory of  
your default user; cd /home/$USERNAME$/Desktop. Replace $USERNAME$  
with the name of your user.

Axel


Quoting malcolm <mtbolton at ukonline.co.uk>:

> On Saturday 20 February 2010 17:56:47 Axel wrote:
>> Hello Malcolm,
>>
>> normally the Desktop folder begins with a capital D. The command
>> cd desktop is not the same like cd Desktop, so check if you key in the
>> command correct into the shell.
>>
>> How looks the output of ls ~/ ? Or try the command cd ~/Desktop
>>
>> Axel
>>
>> Quoting malcolm <mtbolton at ukonline.co.uk>:
>> > Hello.
>> >
>> > I'm trying to install a driver for an HP6840.  I've downloaded it
>> > and now need
>> > to run it.  However when I type cd desktop into the command line it comes
>> > back with -bash: cd: Desktop: No such file or directory.
>> >
>> > I do have a desktop and I can see the file.  Running SuSe 11.1 if that
>> > helps.
>> >
>> > TIA.
>> >
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>
> I've tried:
>
> xxxxxxxxx:~ # cd Desktop
> -bash: cd: Desktop: No such file or directory
>
> and:
>
> xxxxxxxxx:~ # ls ~/Desktop
> ls: cannot access /root/Desktop: No such file or directory
>
> Both the above are c&p from the command line.
>
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