Matt Brubeck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Martin Dickopp wrote: > >> Both pmount and my package try to solve the same problem -- letting >> users access removable media. The difference is that pmount allows >> users to mount and unmount these devices manually, while my script >> mounts and unmounts them automatically. Another difference is that >> pmount requires the user to know the name of the device node (my >> script doesn't), but pmount lets the user choose the mointpoint (my >> script doesn't). > > pmount is designed to be used with udev/hal/gnome-volume-manager (or > similar solutions for other desktops) to handle hotplugging. > > With g-v-m and pmount combined, devices are mounted and unmounted > automatically, without requiring the user to know the device node. > This is the solution used in Ubuntu 4.10. > > This was discussed recently on the debian-desktop list: > > http://lists.debian.org/debian-desktop/2004/10/msg00022.html
Thanks for the pointer. Martin -- ,--. ,= ,-_-. =. / ,- ) Martin Dickopp, Dresden, Germany ((_/)o o(\_)) \ `-' http://www.zero-based.org/ `-'(. .)`-' `-. \_/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
