Questions about the Gnome shell extension "Desktop Icons"
Questions tagged [desktop-icons]
312 questions
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How do I remove the home directory and Trash icons from the desktop in Ubuntu 19.04?
To reiterate the question: how do I remove the home directory and Trash icons from the desktop in Ubuntu 19.04?
There are several similar questions on Ask Ubuntu, but none provided the answer:
how to remove my computer icon, home folder, and trash…
Patrick Dark
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is there a way to get the option "Organize Desktop by Name" in Ubuntu 19.10 same as in 18.04?
the option in Ubuntu 18.04 is "Organize Desktop by name"
But there is no option available in Ubuntu 19.10
PRATAP
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How do i make the icon show correctly on the desktop icon
I made a desktop link by creating a link in the desktop folder, which thin is displayed on the desktop. i selected the icon which then is correctly shown on the link in the folder but not on the desktop icon, even though the properties show it. (see…
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Recently my desktop has a lot of "extra" icons on it which seem to be duplicates
Recently my desktop looks like this.
Looking at it, there are "duplicates" of the icons.
But I can't move any of them and none will open if I double click on them.
The "bin" (bottom right) won't open either.
Has this happened to anyone else?
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Upgraded to 20.04 - Dash link icons not working?
I use different shortcuts/icons for some very frequently used web applications (gmail, calendar, asana etc.) so that I could have them on the dash quick launcher and switch between them easily.
After upgrading to 20.04 (two days ago), something is…
Pantelis Natsiavas
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Ubuntu 18.04 set custom icon for executable saved in ~/Desktop using command
If I save an executable MyApp in ~/Desktop, I can right click on the icon, select Properties from menu.
In the Properties window I can now left click on the icon to open Select custom icon window.
Next I double click on the required .png file to use…
Whizza64
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Can't move desktop icons on ubuntu 19.10 -- How can I re-arrange them?
I've recently upgraded to 19.10 and now every time I drag an icon to another place on desktop, it goes back to it's original place.
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Creating a desktop icon
Following
How to create a desktop icon on Ubuntu or Debian based systems
I created
[Desktop Entry]
Version=1.0
Name=Isabelle
Comment=The Isabelle Theorem Prover
Exec="/home/user/Isabelle2022/bin/isabelle jedit…
Gergely
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Desktop icons not showing up
I'm in a new role and have never used Ubuntu before, but when I open the desktop, the icons don't show up. Other solutions I have found online have me going to settings or the terminal, but the only application I can open up is Firefox (photo of…
Maddie
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New unwanted desktop icons after 20.04 upgrade
successfully upgraded from 18.04 to 20.04.
Now got loads of folder icons on the desktop, including hidden folders (.bash_logout, .Xauthority, .gnome2, to name but a few). I only need links to 'Documents', 'Pictures' and 'Rubbish Bin'.
How do I…
John M.
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How to disable annoying folder highlighting at mouseover (hovering)
Concerning the Ubuntu Gnome Desktop and folder highlighting:
when I move my mouse pointer across a folder and then in an application window close to that folder - the folder stays highlighted, although I am no longer over that folder. This annoys me…
Roncalli23
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ubuntu 20.10 desktop icon duplicated
https://i.stack.imgur.com/Hxo3b.png
This is how it looks like. I am pretty sure it is a bug, even if it could be fixed by change some setting. Because it just happened after I upgrade to 20.10... But I don't know which program is in charge of this…
xrfang
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Desktop Entry doesn't do anything
I'm trying to create a desktop entry for an app. Here's what I've tried:
I created a .desktop file with the code:
[Desktop Entry]
Name=clash for windows
Icon=/home/nadeko/Documents/Clash/Clash.png
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momoko
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All Screen icons disappear/reappear at random
Ubuntu 22.04.1 Every so often all screen icons disappear then reappear.
It occurs within ~2 seconds and has been happening for a few days only.
Very annoying. If I'm searching for a string inside editor this "bug" resets the search and I end up…
Atalaya
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How do I prevent desktop Icons from changing suddenly
Strangely, every time I boot up my computer the desktop icons seem to be in a new random location. this has never happened in the past and only suddenly started a few days ago. Nothing I try to prevent it seems to work and the internet is no…
kabooom
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