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Any-1 know is there possible way to add "create new" context menu in desktop of Ubuntu 20.04? I see it's working in "Files" (in folders) using templates, but my only option right now is to open desktop folder in "Files" and then right-click to choose "create new". Is the context menu on desktop customizable in any way? Also moving files by drag/drop from desktop to "Files" doesn't work.

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  • Does this answer your question? [How to create a new empty file / template file in Ubuntu 16.10 Desktop?](https://askubuntu.com/questions/837227/how-to-create-a-new-empty-file-template-file-in-ubuntu-16-10-desktop) – karel Jul 08 '20 at 08:55
  • @karel This is not working right now in 20.04, because DesktopIcons Gnome shell extension currently does not support Templates. See my answer below. – Vadim Kotov Jul 08 '20 at 09:07
  • Does this answer your question? [Basic desktop actions are not available on Ubuntu 20.04](https://askubuntu.com/questions/1231413/basic-desktop-actions-are-not-available-on-ubuntu-20-04) – Vadim Kotov Jul 08 '20 at 09:16
  • @VadimKotov I am using Ubuntu 20.04 and the accepted answer to the linked duplicate question works perfectly in Ubuntu 20.04. – karel Jul 08 '20 at 09:30
  • @karel It does not work for me though. It works for me only in Nautilus, not on the desktop. There is just no menu item to create new file. – Vadim Kotov Jul 08 '20 at 09:36
  • Put a shortcut to the Desktop in the Nautilus sidebar (this shortcut already exists in the Nautilus sidebar by default) and it will work on the desktop too. – karel Jul 08 '20 at 09:38
  • @karel That's a possible workaround, thanks. But this question is about the old usual way of doing it. I've encountered this also after upgrading from 18.04. – Vadim Kotov Jul 08 '20 at 09:40
  • Let us [continue this discussion in chat](https://chat.stackexchange.com/rooms/110342/discussion-between-karel-and-vadim-kotov). – karel Jul 08 '20 at 09:41

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Looks like the desktop is now handled not by Nautilus, but by DesktopIcons Gnome shell extension.

And it just does not have a such simple feature, that's a pity. It is already implemented, but not released yet, see here.

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