Disabling Dynamic Icons
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There are two new features in Mandrake 9.0 that some users may really like a lot. I really hate them. So, I found a way to disable them. This tutorial will cover disabling the dynamic device icons that appear when you plug in a device, such as a supported webcam.

Open a console. Type in su and hit Enter.

Now you will be asked for the root password, so put it in and hit Enter.

Next, using your favorite editor (I'll assume Kate, as it's got a nice easy-to-use GUI about it) you must edit a config file. So, type in kate /etc/devfs/conf.d/dynamic.conf and hit Enter.

Comment out every line by just adding a # to the beginning of every line.

Save the file and exit. Reboot your computer, and your annoying icons on the desktop will be gone.

You can get them back just by reversing the process. Alternately, you can just comment out certain portions of that file, at your discretion. I just disable them all.


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