How do you create a shortcut in Linux, on your desktop, or in the folder on the desktop that is like My Computer in Windows systems? Cant figure it out.

what WM are you running?

erm

normal "shortcuts" work like:

ln -s /the/target /the/shortcut

I''m running Red Hat Linux.

quote: Original post by gamechampionx
I''m running Red Hat Linux.

That still doesn''t tell us what Window Manager you''re using. It''s probably either KDE or Gnome (with either GMC or Nautilus), since they''re the two popular Desktop Environments that have Windows-ish icons. With KDE I think you just right click on the desktop to create a shortcut, probably the same in Gnome with either desktop (I''m not running either, and I haven''t for a while, so I can''t check for you right now).

Or, you can just make a symlink (a ''file system link'' basically) like C-Junkie showed you. If you want to make a shortcut to an application, open a terminal and find your desktop directory (it''s probably some folder in your home directory). Then type something like this ln -s `which name_of_app` name_of_shortcut (that''s basically a reiteration of what C-Junkie told you).

I''m using Gnome.

Okay, I just installed Gnome and Nautilus. I see that there isn''t an option in the right click menu, but it''s still pretty easy. Find the file you want to link to in a Nautilus folder, then hold the right mouse button down over it. Drag it to the desktop and select "Link Here". You can customize the icon (et cetera) by right clicking on the link''s icon and selection "Show Properties".