Explaining the Root Filesystem to Beginners

That's intentional. I can access the root of your filesystem by simple typing / and Enter or Ctrl + l and navigating to their directory directly It won't be easy to explain this to a beginner The meaning of folders with cryptic names (etc, usr, and so on) is not easy to explain to a beginner. >Help! I cannot browse my root filesystem from Nautilus' sidebar anymore >That's intentional. >CLOSED WONTFIX Brilliant. What's the usecase for browsing your root filesystem anyway? All these directories with cryptic names like etc and usr...This is all so confusing for GNOME users ;) Browsing your root filesystem is KDE and Windows shit. WE don't browse our root filesystem here at GNOME. All these directories with cryptic names like etc and usr it's real

A screenshot of a GNOME software issue discussion shows developers dismissing a report about no longer being able to browse the root filesystem from Nautilus. The joke is that GNOME users supposedly do not need access to system directories, while the commenters ironically claim that browsing the root filesystem is a KDE and Windows habit. EN: A screenshot of a GNOME software issue discussion shows developers dismissing a report about no longer being able to browse the root filesystem from Nautilus. The joke is that GNOME users supposedly do not need access to system directories, while the commenters ironically claim that browsing the root filesystem is a KDE and Windows habit.

• @gentoomemes / 13022 2024-08-27