
Reviving the Trash Icon
CONVENTIONS USED
I know some people have laughed at this, but it really does bother me alot
when my Trash icon doesn't indicate properly whether or not my trash is
empty or has something in it. I know that I am constantly emptying the trash,
and if it never tells me that it is empty, then I keep doind it unnecessarily.
I know most people don't use it, but I do. And this tutorial is for those of
you who are like me.
Log out of KDE.
If you use startx to get into KDE, then you are in good shape. You may
ship this next step.
If you use a graphical login, press CTRL+ALT+F2 to go to a virtual
terminal.
Log in here by typing in your username and your password as usual.
Now, type cd followed by Enter. This will return you to your
home directory, just in case you weren't already in there.
Now, change to your Desktop directory by typing cd Desktop/ followed
by pressing Enter.
Now you will delete the Trash folder. Type rm -rf Trash/ and press
Enter to do this.
Now you may leave this virtual terminal by typing exit followed by
Enter.
Press CTRL+ALT+F7 to return to your graphical login, or, if you use
the startx command, then return the the virtual terminal you login as,
which would usually be CTRL+ALT+F1, or whichever one you prefer.
Now log back into KDE using your preffered method, and your Trash icon will
be recreated and fully functional!
© D. Olson 2001-2003 -- Originally found on The Mandrake eXPerience