Remove drive icons on desktop

[GuyLeDouche]

I installed Knoppix 3.4.Whenever I log into a normal user (not root), an icon for every drive/partition I have shows up on the Desktop. I am running the newest version of KDE. I would like to get rid of these icons, and have them not show up everytime I login. Is trhere any way I can do this?

[rusty]

The easy way is to rght click on the iconand choose delete or move to trash.

[GuyLeDouche]

That doesxn't work. As soon as I restart/shutdown and log back in, the icons are still there.

[Stephen]

That doesxn't work. As soon as I restart/shutdown and log back in, the icons are still there.

Right click on the desktop then choose Configure Desktop from the popup menu and when the dialog opens up choose the Behavior selection then General tab now uncheck the Show icons on desktop then apply the changes.

[Durand Hicks]

Last but not least, you can open a console window and run midnight commander. Navigate to /home/youruseraccount/.kde/autostart and delete the sortcions file. The file keeps bringing back the icons you thought you blew away every time you logout or reboot into kde.

HTH,

Durand

[GuyLeDouche]

Right click on the desktop then choose Configure Desktop from the popup menu and when the dialog opens up choose the Behavior selection then General tab now uncheck the Show icons on desktop then apply the changes.
This works, but then no icons show up and I can't add any.



home/youruseraccount/.kde/autostart and delete the sortcions file
There is no sorticons file

[rusty]

From the Configure Desktop -> Behavior -> Device Icons tab, is the show device icons box unchecked?

[GuyLeDouche]

I made sure to uncheck "show device icons".

[user unknown]

I guess you installed the knoppix-way, not debian, so /etc/init.d/knoppix-autoconfig is recreating your icons all the time...

[GuyLeDouche]

I did install the Knoppix way. Can I just get rid of that file/edit it?

[user unknown]

Hm.
I don't know what will work and what will not work.
I wouldn't recommend deletion, but perhaps you find a hint where the desktop-logos are created, and - after making a backup of course - comment that section out.

[wicking]

I did install the Knoppix way. Can I just get rid of that file/edit it?

Yes you could edit it. The file (knoppix-autoconfig or whatever the name was) is very well documented (in the file!). Just search for the word "icons" and you will find it.

The comment it out by putting a # at the start of the lines which are responsible for creating the icons.

If you need further help, please ask.

PS: And don't forget to make a backup (= a copy) of the file you edit!!

[GuyLeDouche]

Thank you all very much. For the record, the file was called /etc/init.d/knoppix-hd-autoconfig. There was a function called update_desktop_hdicons(). In it, there was an if statement that said if the user was root to make the icons. I had to comment out the whole if statement. It looked something like this:

if [ "$user" != "root ]; then
su "$user" -c mkdesktophdicons
fi
I just commented that out with "#". And shabam it's fixed. Thanks again all.[/code]

[wicking]

... there was an if statement that said if the user was root to make the icons.

if [ "$user" != "root ]; then
su "$user" -c mkdesktophdicons
fi


Only for the sake of completeness:
= means is
!= means not is or is not. Because ! is the Symbol for not

So the if statement means: If the User is NOT root, then...

Ok, that was it. :)

[ecormier]

you can try this....type:
chmod /usr/bin/mkdesktophdicons -x

worked for me....it just sets the file that re-creates the icons as not being executable

Cheers

[CrashedAgain]

see this post: http://www.knoppix.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=16932&highlight=icons