How to undo things in Gnome desktop. CTRL+z not working in Ubuntu 19.04?

Question

I've installed Ubuntu 19.04 from scratch after an issue with my old Ubuntu installation.

I've found that now it uses Gnome instead of Unity. I like Gnome, but I have a couple of important usability issues that I assume are easily configurable, but I just don't know how to.

One of the main issues is that when doing anything in desktop before, like deleting a icon or moving it, I could easily press CTRL + Z and it would undo the action. How may I do that now?

I tried to search for these issues instead of asking, but I've not found anything that actually got them sorted.

Please note that I've installed Gnome Tweaks.

I'll try to see if that extension helps me with this issue, looks promising. Thanks! @DKBose! — Rosamunda, Oct 09 '19 at 11:12
You can simply install the Unity desktop for 19.04 (updated version from 16.04) until the Gnome desktop bugs are worked out. — WinEunuuchs2Unix, Oct 13 '19 at 15:49

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 13 '19 at 15:31

Finally I've found an answer to this! It'e extremely annoying and I don't understand why this question seems to be so uncommon (I didn't find anyone asking this, lt alone commenting on this!).

The problem is with the Desktop Icons Extension. It does provide icons in the desktop, but in a weird way that its most annoying.

The solution? UNINSTALL IT FIRST and then install Desktop Icons NG (DING) by rastersoft.

That did solved my issue.

How to undo things in Gnome desktop. CTRL+z not working in Ubuntu 19.04?

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