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I cannot get the title of a folder on my desktop to display the name. Is there a way to get this working in 14.04?

This (from a Mac) is what I am trying to get to:

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This is what my Ubuntu 14.04 Desktop looks like, with two folders. Those folders do not have labels, so I don't know which is which.

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EdgeCase
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    Can you explain more what do you want? – αғsнιη Aug 22 '14 at 17:11
  • Are you unable to create folder on desktop ? – g_p Aug 22 '14 at 17:15
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    Can't you add screenshot of ubuntu or make it more clear – Freddy Aug 22 '14 at 17:42
  • Added a screenshot of my Ubuntu Desktop, showing two folders with no labels, so I don't know which folder is which. – EdgeCase Aug 22 '14 at 18:34
  • Jacob, they do have names. I can view the names in Nautilus, and via a bash terminal. I just don't see the folder names on the Desktop. When you create a folder on your Desktop, is it labeled? – EdgeCase Aug 22 '14 at 18:40
  • Ok, so all you people who have commented, and to the gentleman who downvoted the question - have you tried creating a folder under "Desktop", and does the folder icon show on the Desktop WITH a label? – EdgeCase Aug 22 '14 at 18:52
  • possible duplicate of Why are my desktop icons really small and without text? - it looks quite similar. Also http://askubuntu.com/questions/23570/how-can-i-hide-the-text-under-the-desktop-icons may help – Tim Aug 22 '14 at 19:02
  • I am using the default theme - Ambience. I can't think of anything custom that I added that would affect this behavior. I don't have any bizarre fonts, either. So, you're saying that you see the folder icons with labels? – EdgeCase Aug 22 '14 at 19:04
  • Tim, you nailed it. It was the question 394610, the first link you cited. Thanks very much. Solved. Wish I could award you points. – EdgeCase Aug 22 '14 at 19:09

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I am not sure what is it that you want. Here are steps on how to create or rename a folder on your desktop in Ubuntu very plainly explained:

1) Right click on your desktop
2) Click "new folder"
3) Name the folder

If you want to rename an existing folder, right click on the folder and click "rename".

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  • I got that, but when I create a folder on my desktop, there is a folder icon, but no label. I want the folder name as part of the label. Just having a bunch of unlabeled folder icons on my Desktop, not knowing which is which, is not very useful. – EdgeCase Aug 22 '14 at 17:31