Working On the Ubuntu Linux Desktop - Using Icons On the Ubuntu Linux Desktop

Icons for Software Programs, Data Files and Data Folders On the Ubuntu Linux Desktop

If you need to, you can use Ubuntu software programs and create data files (that you commonly need to access) on the desktop. Also, whenever you download a file it will automatically appear on the desktop.

Ubuntu Linux Training Tips: You can change the default location that files are downloaded to by modifying the "Options" of the Firefox browser - by selecting the Tools menu and then the Options submenu (in Firefox).

You can also create folders on the Linux desktop to organize your programs and data files. Creating shortcuts in folders - to your commonly used programs and data files - is a great way to quickly access your commonly used programs and data files.

For example, there's a folder on the desktop called Examples that shows you

some neat examples of data files that you can create in Ubuntu Linux.

To open a folder that's on the desktop, you just double-click on it and the contents of the folder appear, such as double-clicking on the Examples folder to see the sample Ubuntu Linux data files.

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You can also create program icons on the desktop - and when you double-click on them the program you need runs.

For example, if you have booted your system with the Ubuntu Linux "live" CD, then by default, there's an icon on the desktop called Install. And you can double-click on this Install icon to start the Ubuntu Linux installation routine and install Ubuntu onto you're computer system!

Ubuntu Linux Training Tips: Create a folder icon on the desktop named Data-Files-Folder and create another one on the desktop named Program-Files-Folder.

In the folder named Data-Files-Folder, create shortcuts (small icons with links) to your commonly used data files.

In the folder named Program-Files-Folder, create shortcuts (icons with links) to your commonly used program files.

Whenever you quickly need to open a commonly used data file, just double-click on the Data-Files-Folder icon and then double-click on the data file.

And whenever you quickly need to run a commonly used program, just double-click on the Program-Files-Folder icon and then double-click on the data file.

Keep in mind that if you have program windows covering the desktop, you can quickly see the icons (such as the folder icons) on the desktop by clicking on the "Desktop" icon in the panel at the bottom left.

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