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When I enable wallpaper compiz plugin all icons disappear from desktop. How can I fix that?

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Unfortunately, this is not possible. To get desktop icons back you will have to disable the Compiz Wallpaper plugin and allow Nautilus/Files to draw your desktop.

The Compiz Wallpaper plugin can draw your background, which can allow you do do some cool stuff (like have a different background image for each workspace). But this conflicts with Nautilus' ability to draw the desktop, and only Nautilus can display desktop icons.

For more information, see the answers to this question. Apparently people have tried to make Nautilus draw a transparent desktop so you can see the images from the Compiz Wallpaper plugin behind the Nautilus icons, but those efforts have not yet been successful.

Fern Moss
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Ubuntu 13.04

I have tested it in Ubuntu 13.04 and its working.

sudo apt-get install unity-tweak-tool 

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I have also restarted the system and its working.

Qasim
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You can try to use Ubuntu Tweak and go to Tweaks → Desktop icons to turn them on and select which you want to show.

You can download Ubuntu Tweak here, or add a PPA and install it with the following commands:

 sudo add-apt-repository ppa:tualatrix/ppa
 sudo apt-get update
 sudo apt-get install ubuntu-tweak

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duxk.gh
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