go the whole hog..........
I have absolutely no idea what you mean 
Have a look in the help>about menu item of Thunar for the version.
Never thought of that (another mental block) it’s version 1.2.3
Doesn't Thunar allow you to drag and drop folders into the left hand panel to create shortcuts ?
I tried that I get an error message saying “the path “public on 192.168.2.2” does not refer to a directory”
I tried that I get an error message saying "the path "public on 192.168.2.2" does not refer to a directory"
Your “Public” is the share name, go one step deeper like:
smb://192.168.2.2/public/
Your "Public" is the share name, go one step deeper like: smb://192.168.2.2/public/
I tried that but I get exactly the same results/error messages with a file within the Public" folder
You could always create a launcher in your home folder
sudo gedit ~/Linux1-shares.desktop
and make it read:-
[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Icon=folder-publicshare
Name=Linux1 Shares
Comment=Browse the shares on Linux1
Exec=thunar smb://192.168.2.2
StartupNotify=true
Terminal=false
Categories=FileManager;Utility;Core;GTK;
MimeType=x-directory/normal;inode/directory;
SAVE the file.
Now look in your home folder for a folder called “Linux1 Shares”
You could always create a launcher in your home folder
That would probably fix the problem but seeing how this has unfolded I’m now thinking of switching Linux2 over to PM4 for reasons of compatibility the only reason I have Linux Lite is because I couldn’t get PM4 installed which I think was due to a graphics card that I’ve since removed.
Apart from the problem I’m currently having the earlier kernel version used in Linux Lite is causing a python dependency problem preventing me from running compatible versions of Gramps on both PC’s so rather than jumping through hoops to sort that out (if it’s even sortable) it would probably be easier to just to install PM4 on Linux2 (if I can) and sort all the problems and possibly prevent any future issues.
I’m sorry if I’ve wasted your time with this but seeing how this is turning out I think this would be the best approach
what do you think ?
You’re asking ME ?
You're asking ME ? ;)
I was referring to the direction not so much the choice of distro ;D
Well sure, if Linux Lite is giving you other issues too … use sommat else … I might be able to suggest a good distro at a pinch.
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I might be able to suggest a good distro at a pinch.
Ok well I’ll need something lightweight but with the same kernel version as PM4, pcmanfm file manager, something that doesn’t come with a lot of pre-installed applications I don’t need, something cloudcentric but can be just as easily used as a normal PC and ugly artwork
Any ideas ?
Nope, you lost me at “ugly artwork” ???
One ring network to bring them all and in the darkness bind9 them
One Ring network to bring them all and in the darkness bind9 them
???
There are many flavours of NAS out there, all the ones I’ve come across support SSH/SSHFS.
(i.e. the quoted method would work)
Easy way to do shared drives;
Windows instructions as per my previous post.
Sorry, I was just playing with words and a Lord of the Rings reference
Ring network = a network topology
bind9 = a DNS server
the original Lord of the Rings poem went:-
Three Rings for the Elven-kings under the sky,
Seven for the dwarf-lords in their halls of stone,
Nine for Mortal Men doomed to die,
One for the Dark Lord on his dark throne,
In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie.
One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them,
One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them
In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie.
There are many flavours of NAS out there, all the ones I've come across support SSH/SSHFS. (i.e. the quoted method would work)
Mine is a home built Freenas box and it supports SSH/SSHFS and many other protocols so that wouldn’t be a problem
but in the meantime I have to sort out a problem with one of my PC we’re currently undecided what distro to install once that’s done I can move on to sharing
Many Thanks
Graeme
Ok, that’s a fairly easy choice - anything based on Ubuntu 12.x or 13.x is a fairly safe bet.
So, Ubuntu 13.04 with Gnome3 desktop, if you’re a Gnome fan … or …
I use Bodhi which is based on 12.04 with the E17 window manager.
IMHO E17 wipes the floor with Gnome, smaller, faster, less memory etc etc … although maybe more geeky and a little less “user” friendly … so maybe E17 for a tekkie user, Gnome3 for a Linux user, or even “Unity” for a user user … 
Or then of course there’s MINT if you’re a Gnome 2 fan … just so long as you have a good graphics card …
Hi Mad penguin
Thanks for your advice as it happens i finally settled on Peppermint 4 I needed a distro based on Ubuntu 13.04 because anything earlier wont run Gramps v4 due to some python dependency issue which I don’t fully understand but I know it will run ok with PM4 so I thought that was a safe bet
I use Bodhi which is based on 12.04 with the E17 window manager.
I tried out Bodhi a while ago and sorry I hated it, I’m not saying it’s a bad distro but it just wasn’t for me
Or then of course there's MINT if you're a Gnome 2 fan .. just so long as you have a good graphics card ...
I used to use nothing but Mint between versions 11 & 13 and couldn’t see past it until v14 when I started experiencing a few problems particularly streaming media via the network but quite possibly my graphics card could well have been the real issue
Since Mint 14 I switched over to Peppermint and I’ve yet to find anything that suits my purposes better
Mmm, Peppermint is something I must get around to trying, although I do like LXDE it was (last I tried) missing a lot of GNome integration that I tend to rely on (like Nautilus, drive shares, etc etc)