From: alan@invalid.com   
      
   On 8/18/25 9:28 AM, Felix wrote:   
   > Alan K. wrote:   
   >> 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?   
   >>   
   >   
   > there seems to be some confusion. I wasn't looking for anything. I answered   
   your question   
   > in reply to my original post. you asked..   
   >   
   > " What is a "computer icon"?   A image of a computer?   A link to root? "   
   >   
   > Check all the posts in this thread.   
   >   
   >   
   I did read them and the simple answer became some complex, mixed up, group of   
   stats/info.   
   Seriously I got lost.   
      
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