From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org ([69.77.167.62] helo=lists.gentoo.org) by finch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1KPcGP-0006oA-7H for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Sun, 03 Aug 2008 12:00:41 +0000 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id AA5F5E0384; Sun, 3 Aug 2008 12:00:39 +0000 (UTC) Received: from wf-out-1314.google.com (wf-out-1314.google.com [209.85.200.168]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 62A3AE0371 for ; Sun, 3 Aug 2008 12:00:39 +0000 (UTC) Received: by wf-out-1314.google.com with SMTP id 23so1650493wfg.10 for ; Sun, 03 Aug 2008 05:00:39 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from:to :subject:mime-version:content-type; bh=Cw1eYLqLzmTk1l/Gyl2i5d1qlHlPCwaWTjuKnYh6Hac=; b=SbPi9BfcgzlTQcYfXopTUU3d3Qul/HdqjnpE8PMCdo3E5XR4q3VMvxVmuP2fuUJ+KX LOAT+pPStn0ioIqHJs3EqLBZdvu4CYvKuXTt7vYR72K4dXTeYoFFz6IAFbvWHlQN6QIE mourAgQYA17hSxRibMLntuFzBfuzQBbhcJibc= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=message-id:date:from:to:subject:mime-version:content-type; b=ms7xVFK1YNe+Zcz3/SWu/NO7ZDfwlMuwaSpQcr1hIHZz4HyxzdkaFth7ns09BSdy9p psCFlJAI7vU08UgOgWLF4FB5ZARbvEpny9GgIaXOoN0aTO1z7UdVDewOuJCFdSM1L2pF e+9HmlLoekFA5J2UMpwVOk+29gcWCACxTaDLc= Received: by 10.142.163.13 with SMTP id l13mr4535479wfe.34.1217764838902; Sun, 03 Aug 2008 05:00:38 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.143.161.14 with HTTP; Sun, 3 Aug 2008 05:00:38 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <7bef1f890808030500s3f6ccf52sa9e06be69f6bacd@mail.gmail.com> Date: Sun, 3 Aug 2008 22:00:38 +1000 From: "Alan E. Davis" To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: [gentoo-user] Advice about setting up split home directory Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_Part_28405_1801652.1217764838900" X-Archives-Salt: 7c26af39-b0f1-4cba-8e08-007187385360 X-Archives-Hash: 4815a030ff3acfc778dddff952b12661 ------=_Part_28405_1801652.1217764838900 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Thanks to advice on this list I have a reasonably stable system now, and it's time to get hands dirty. I have more GB of collected files than I can fit into my ~/ home directory, so I am planning to link several partitions to ~/ in an effort to organize this mass. 1. How could one reasonably link a subdir of a partition as a subdir or folder of one's ~/, for example, /dev/sdd3/VIDEO (partition on that partition called VIDEO) as a subdirectory, ~/VIDEO? I want ~/VIDEO to behave identically as it would if it were on the same partition as ~/ . At least to the greatest extent possible. I have seen some arcane arrangement somewhere, but to what extent is that necessary to do? I would rather avoid having to mount the entire parition as a subdir, and then have to access, for example, ~/ARCHIVE/VIDEO. 2. As an aside, Nautllus (~/amd64 Gnome overlay, version 2.23.5.1) behavior differs from that in Ubuntu. I have resisted the use of a GUI file manager for a long time, except for a few tasks, and especially I have avoided nautilus as a tool for moving files around the system. The availability of bookmarks in the sidepane is highly useful, however, and I've gotten used to it. Can I remove the display of ~/media/* from the sidepanel? This has enabled me to organize my system much more effectively. Thunar is more to my taste in this way, but nautilus has other useful features, including it is integrated with gnome. Thank you for any advice. Also thanks to the list for past helpful advice. Alan -- Alan Davis "It's never a matter of liking or disliking ..." ---Santa Ynez Chumash Medicine Man ------=_Part_28405_1801652.1217764838900 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline
Thanks to advice on this list I have a reasonably stable system now, and it's time to get hands dirty.   I have more GB of collected files than I can fit into my ~/ home directory, so I am planning to link several partitions to ~/ in an effort to organize this mass.

1.  How could one reasonably link a subdir of a partition as a subdir or folder of one's ~/, for example, /dev/sdd3/VIDEO (partition on that partition called VIDEO) as a subdirectory, ~/VIDEO?  I want ~/VIDEO to behave identically as it would if it were on the same partition as ~/ .  At least to the greatest extent possible.  I have seen some arcane arrangement somewhere, but to what extent is that necessary to do?  I would rather avoid having to mount the entire parition as a subdir, and then have to access, for example, ~/ARCHIVE/VIDEO.

2.  As an aside, Nautllus (~/amd64 Gnome overlay, version 2.23.5.1) behavior differs from that in Ubuntu. I have resisted the use of a GUI file manager for a long time, except for a few tasks, and especially I have avoided nautilus as a tool for moving files around the system.  The availability of bookmarks in the sidepane is highly useful, however, and I've gotten used  to it.  Can I remove the display of ~/media/* from the sidepanel?  This has enabled me to organize my system much more effectively.  Thunar is more to my taste in this way, but nautilus has other useful features, including it is integrated with gnome. 

Thank you for any advice.  Also thanks to the list for past helpful advice. 

Alan

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Alan Davis

"It's never a matter of liking or disliking ..."
---Santa Ynez Chumash Medicine Man

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