Keep your [Linux] Desktop Clean
Level of Difficulty: Linux OnlyIf you are an Ubuntu* user, you might not use your home folder like you should. For example, all my downloads go straight to my Desktop, instead of my home(~) folder where they belong. Clutter on your Desktop is quite unsightly, and as one must look at their Desktop constantly, I decided to fix this.
Here is the solution:
- Create a folder [such as: ~/Desktopcloset] in your home directory.
- Make a launcher on your panel [ (Right click)-> Add to Panel -> Custom Application Lanucher.
- Name the launcher anything you like.
- Make the command this: “mv ~/Desktop/* ~/Desktopcloset”
Now, whenever your desktop is cluttered, just press the little icon you made and all the files on your desktop will be moved to the folder you created.
Things to try:
Change the location of your “Desktopcloset,” perhaps you might want it directly dumped into your home directory:
mv ~/Desktop/* ~/
Or you could make it go to a differently named folder:
mv ~/Desktop/* ~/olddesktop
Have any more ideas for this little code snippet? Post ‘em in the comments.
* also aplies to any other Gnome Distro
Tags: clean, clutter, desktop, destkop clutter, launcher, Linux, ubuntu