Re: [Sheflug] Thunderbird & Automounting issues Kubuntu 5.10

[Peter Collier <pecb [at] xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Thursday 08 December 2005 13:27, Monster wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I'm running Kubuntu 5.10 (Breezy Badger) successfully now for a few
> weeks and i seem to have cracked most of my niggle issues.
>
> However i have an external USB drive with my MP3's/Ogg on, how can i
> automount this when i load Kubuntu?

I think Kubuntu has a my computer icon on the desktop. Click on that 
after connecting your usb drive and see if it shows up there.
>
> I have installed AutoFS but this doesn't seem to be anywhere (ie i
> can't type it in as a Run Command) plus there's no Menu Option for
> it.
>
> Secondly i'm using Thunderbird for my email client.  I installed it
> using Adept and it put it into the menu's etc, but when there's a URL
> link (such as the shelflug link below) nothing happens when i click
> it? What's going on here?

I'm sure Thunderbird will be trying to open the link in Firefox or 
Mozilla which is not installed by default in Kububtu. That's why 
nothing happens. Can't remember where, there is an option to set up 
what you want as default behaviour. Under ubuntu it was menu>system 
>preferences or something similar.
>
> Colin


Peter C
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