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   Message 28,961 of 30,566   
   Alan K. to Felix   
   Re: Computer icon in panel   
   18 Aug 25 08:24:04   
   
   From: alan@invalid.com   
      
   On 8/18/25 6:53 AM, Felix wrote:   
   > Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:   
   >> On Mon, 18 Aug 2025 16:40:27 +1000, Felix wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:   
   >>>> On Mon, 18 Aug 2025 11:47:30 +1000, Felix wrote:   
   >>>>   
   >>>>> I'm still learning LM, and transitioning from Windows, so I'm only   
   >>>>> used to how windows does things.   
   >>>> I just started up Dolphin, and in its main list at the left, the top   
   >>>> two items are “Home” (the root directory of your user area) and   
   “Root”   
   >>>> (the root directory of your entire system). Presumably one of those is   
   >>>> what you’re looking for.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> I imagine other file managers are similar.   
   >>> this is the menu I have in the Home folder ..   
   >>> https://auslink.info/linux/menu.png   
   >> Either look at the options for configuring that file manager, or try a   
   >> different one.   
   >   
   > I don't have a problem with it   
   >   
   In settings -> desktop there are slide switches to add icons on the desktop.     
   Computer   
   and home are two of them.  Is this what you are looking for?   
      
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