0

As a learning excerise, I have installed Ubuntu (from scratch) using the alternate install CD and then building on top of that. Installing an xserver, a display manager, a window manager etc. I've learned a lot.

I now have Ubuntu 12.04, an xserver and the gnome-core desktop (which includes GDM and a whole host of other core stuff). I've installed a theme and so on and so forth, and it's looking pretty good. Rather pleased with myself lol

But.... I have no home folders. I have the directory /home/myname but I don't have /home/myname/Documents, /home/myname/Pictures etc. You know the ones, with the emblems on them.

What have I missed out ?

1 Answer 1

0

OK I worked it out. The process responsible for checking user folders at login, and creating them if they dont exist, is xdg-user-dirs. The list of default folders can be edited but I just left them at the default. I installed the package:

sudo apt-get install xdg-user-dirs

Then I logged out and logged back in again. My user folders where there, in my home dorectory, and using the special icons.

You must log in to answer this question.

Not the answer you're looking for? Browse other questions tagged .