How to remove Save icon from desktop of USB install?

[normasnooz]

I used Puppy's universal installer to install Puppy 4.3.1 on a flash drive. Is there a way to disable the save icon? I like how Puppy saves at regular intervals and at shutdown, this is sufficient for my needs. I like an icon free desktop.

Charlie

[`f00]

Funny, I like being able to not save at times

Likely edit /root/Choices/ROX-Filer/PuppyPin to remove the offender. You may want to cautiously edit /root/.xinitrc if you don't want other puppypin stuff going on and all's fine otherwise. Or use another method for setting the backdrop/background if you still want an image/gradient/what-have-you (sometimes a 'bare' roxpin works better with certain console settings like shading, tinting, -tr & such) .. 'custom' roxpin(s) work well (simple command "rox -p <path-to-roxpin-xml-file>" or rox -p Default and remove the .. (then find Default afterwards if you want to edit the bg)

Not sure what the basic bgset is for p431 (check xli doc) .. does it still use /root/Choices/ROX-background.jpg? hth, Charlie )

[normasnooz]

I edited deleted the save entry in /root/Choices/ROX-Filer/PuppyPin, The save icon comes back with a new x-y position upon reboot. I also commented out lines in /root/.xinitrc. I could get the icons and background to go away, but I wanted to keep the partition/disk icons.

I ended up making a transparent .png for the save icon. It is not a very classy fix, but it works with my limited Linux knowledge.

Thanks for your help.

Charlie

[chipschap]

1) Copy PuppyPin to (say) PuppyPee.
2) Edit PuppyPee and remove Save icon line.
3) Edit /root/.xinitrc to point to PuppyPee instead of PuppyPin.

This works fine but has the annoying disadvantage that if you change wallpaper, you mus either edit PuppyPee to point to the new wallpaper, or do the copy PuppyPin/edit PuppyPee steps over again.

If you really want, this method can get rid of the Drives icon as well.

[PANZERKOPF]

rc.sysinit creates those entries (like "save2flash" or "savesession-dvd").
You must remove this procedures from it. See "MISC DESKTOP STUFF" section in
rc.sysinit.

[chipschap]

PK -- thanks for providing the proper solution! This indeed works and has no visible disadvantage (other than a possible need to reinstall the fix on an upgrade).

[MNJack762]

Where do I find rc.sysinit?

[MNJack762]

OK found it. /etc/rc.d/rc.sysinit

Do I delete all of the lines in the "MISC. DESKTOP STUFF" section?

Will puppy still auto save or save only when I shutdown?

BTW I'm running Lucid 5.2.0 from a usb key saving to the key.

[8-bit]

Just jumping in here to ask if you have tried right-clicking on the icon and selecting "Remove item(s)".

[Flash]

8-bit, you just beat me to it.

[MNJack762]

Just jumping in here to ask if you have tried right-clicking on the icon and selecting "Remove item(s)".

You would think, but the save icon comes back after a reboot.

I would love an answer to my question though.

[duke93535]

These lines are what I remark-out with a pound sign # as shown in Wary 5.1.1, as an example. MISC DESKTOP STUFF is toward the bottom. I used the geany editor.

Code: Select all

############MISC DESKTOP STUFF##################
echo “MISC. DESKTOP STUFF"
if [ “$PUPMODE

[MNJack762]

[quote="duke93535"]

Code: Select all

############MISC DESKTOP STUFF##################

#save button on desktop when booted from flash drive...
#if [ $PUPMODE -eq 3 -o $PUPMODE -eq 7 -o $PUPMODE -eq 13 ];then #pup_rw is tmpfs.
# if [ “‘cat /root/Choices/ROX-Filer/PuppyPin | grep “save2flash"`