Im a newb when it comes to Linux so bare with me.. I created a new menu folder but but now want to delete it. I could not find a way to delete it through the OS, so i decided to follow the steps documented in this forum to accomplish this with xterm.

The problem im having, is that the others-menu folder only displays some of the menu folders, but not all

Here is the examples:

Nokia-N800-51:/etc/others-menu# ls
0300_osso_rss_feed_reader.desktop 1400_tana_fi_utilities
0301_osso-xterm.desktop 2100_tana_fi_games
0500_osso_pdfviewer.desktop 2300_osso-global-search.desktop
0600_osso-addressbook.desktop 2400_osso_help.desktop
1100_filemanager.desktop
Nokia-N800-51:/etc/others-menu#


Its probably something simple im missing.. Any ideas?

My first thought, which you might not appreciate, is that you shouldn't be logged in as root if you don't know how to delete a directory!

The delete command is rm (remove), and to delete an entire directory you need to specify the -r switch (ie. rm -r) which will recursivly delete the directory and all files. So, to remove your directory:

Be careful though, as one wrong slip could result in you deleting most of your filesystem (ie. emptying the device of files!)

Thank for your help. I'm aware of how to delete a folder. The problem I'm having is that I cannot find the Menu that I created, among some others aswell.

The only ones I see are:

1400_tana_fi_utilities
2100_tana_fi_games

Where are the rest of them like "Web", "Contact", "Tools", "Extras" and the one I created which is "Communication"?

I don't see a way of deleting this through the GUI. Are they hidden or something?

Thanks again,