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Title: Home Directory - First Letter Uppercase
Post by: Scott on May 27, 2014, 10:10:57 AM
Can $HOME be configured so the first letter is uppercase?

Thunar currently displays my home directory as:
scott - File Manager

I'm trying to configure things so Thunar displays my home directory as:
Scott - File Manager

The change is making the first letter in $HOME uppercase.

I've looked at file $HOME/.config/user-dirs.dirs but it's my understanding this only changes the folders *within* $HOME not $HOME itself.
Title: Re: Home Directory - First Letter Uppercase
Post by: Jerry on May 27, 2014, 10:27:59 PM
You would probably have to change your user account name to upper case. Some good info here - https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/change_username
Title: Re: Home Directory - First Letter Uppercase
Post by: N4RPS on May 28, 2014, 12:18:05 AM
Hello!

UIAM, unfortunately, when you install Ubuntu, Ubiquity insists on the user name being all lowercase.

Not too long ago, I posted on here *EXACTLY* how to change the user name:

https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/index.php?topic=295.msg1459#msg1459 (https://www.linuxliteos.com/forums/index.php?topic=295.msg1459#msg1459)

In somewhat more than a nutshell, you have to create another account, give it sudo privileges, change the user name to what you want it, log back in under the new name, then delete the account you used to change the user name.

I took the time to research and try all that out, but the person who originally asked the question never responded back. Hope this helps YOU...

73 DE N4RPS
Rob
Title: Re: Home Directory - First Letter Uppercase
Post by: Scott on May 28, 2014, 01:08:59 AM
Valtam/N4RPS -  appreciate the good info and taking the time to answer.  ~ Scott