Rutebook and a lot more

[Graham Watkins]

Young wrote:
> Graham Watkins wrote:
>> Young wrote:
>>> Graham Watkins wrote:
>>>  
>>>> Young wrote:
>>>>   
>>>>> The PDF version is in
>>>>> /usr/share/doc/rutebook/rute.pdf.gz
>>>>> It would be really nice if you could make a link to this, but you 
>>>>> can't. And you can't extract it either. So, copy it to your chosen 
>>>>> place, then extract it if you want, and put it where you want to 
>>>>> now, and even Make a Link if you want.
>>>>>
>>>>>         
>>>> You can make a link to this - I've done it.
>>>>
>>>> file:///usr/share/doc/rutebook/rute.pdf.gz
>>>>
>>>> A program called okular (which I didn't even know I had) opens it. 
>>>> I even turned the graphic at the top of the html page into a 
>>>> desktop icon.
>>>>
>>>> But I do agree that it would be a good thing if this and some other 
>>>> programs ought to be a bit more user-friendly to beginners.
>>>>
>>>>     
>>> Could you please give more detail about how to create the link.
>>> file:///usr/share/doc/rutebook/rute.pdf.gz
>>>
>>> If you meant Launcher, I tried that, but it won't work. Did you edit 
>>> the privileges?
>>>
>>> When I open rute.pdf.gz, Evince Document Viewer is used.
>>>
>>> A search of Synaptics for okular finds a KDE4, so I'm guessing 
>>> you're using Kubuntu.
>>>
>>>   
>> If you mean right-click on desktop and select "create launcher", then 
>> that's what I did and so far as I can remember, I didn't have to 
>> change any permissions.  I thought (and maybe someone could correct 
>> me if I'm wrong) that, as it's name implies, stuff in /usr/share was 
>> accessible by all users.
>>
>> I have KDE4 installed but I don't use it because it's pants.  Some of 
>> the programs included with it are pretty good though and I can access 
>> these from Gnome or XFCE4.
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
> Maybe they've changed something between your download and mine. Mine 
> requires root privilege.
>
> I can't help but ask. What's the reference for "it's pants". Has pop 
> culture passed me by again?
>
I'm not an expert on file permissions.  All I can tell you is that the 
permissions on my link are:

root - owner
group - read only
others - read only

the same appears to be true of /usr/share/doc/rutebook.  If your 
permissions are the same then you ought to be able to create the link.  
If not, try asking about permissions on the list.

Pants is a common derogatory term in my neck of the woods (Midlands UK) 
possibly a little dated now.

This may give you some clue as to usage.
http://www.shropshirestar.com/2008/08/28/staff-change-lloyds-is-pants-password/

cheers,

-- 
Graham Watkins

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