Linux Dummies 9th

Chapter 7
Using the Filesystem
In This Chapter
▶ Sailing the filesystem with Nautilus
▶ Swimming through with Dolphin
▶ Taking a look at Konqueror
▶ Using CDs and other removable media
There is no need to do any housework at all. After the first four years, the
dirt doesn’t get any worse.
— Quentin Crisp
In Chapters 4 and 5, we took a look at the GNOME and KDE desktops, and
saw how to use them, but one skill was deliberately skipped: handling
files. Chapter 6 addresses how to work with the filesystem on the command
line and where to find things. This chapter focuses on pointing and clicking
your way through your directories and manipulating your files with ease.
Choosing a File Manager
The key to managing files and folders from your graphical desktop is the file
manager program — a nice graphical interface that offers neat access to the
mess of files and folders present on your system. Instead of having to dig
through the welter from the command line, you just point and click your way
to a managed filesystem!
However, as with just about everything else in the Linux world, you can choose
from several different file manager programs. The one you use in your desktop
mostly depends on which desktop you’re using. The main players are