Questions about the Gnome shell extension "Desktop Icons"
Questions tagged [desktop-icons]
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How to change desktop icon size?
This is my desktop, the icon is too big.
I tried to use
gsettings set org.gnome.nautilus.desktop font "Ubuntu 9"
but the it changes only font size of the desktop icons.
I tried to use Compiz, Advance Settings and Configuration Editor but they just…
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Where are the .desktop icon files stored?
What system folder on Ubuntu 12.10 are the main menu .desktop icons stored at???
I am having trouble locating....
Mike S.
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Basic desktop actions are not available on Ubuntu 20.04
In Ubuntu 20.04, on the desktop, there is a number of actions I wish I could do, such as, by order of importance :
use keyboard shortcuts such as select all, copy / paste.
use drag & drop with icons
deactivate the "mouse over" highlight, and…
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How to hide all desktop icons in 12.04 and later?
In 11.10 Using Configuration editor, one used to be able to edit a boolean parameter named : Desktop_Show
This allowed to hide/show all desktop icons.
This latter was removed in 12.04.
Someone, knows how to hide desktop icons automatically?
Thanks
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How do I remove trash icon from GNOME desktop?
How do I remove the "Trash" icon from GNOME 3 desktop? I'm running Ubuntu 17.10 with GNOME shell.
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Desktop icons gone in 22.04
I upgraded from 21.10 to 22.04. Everything was fine. But when I changed the wallpaper, all my desktop icons are gone now. I see a plain desktop with wallpaper and icons dock.
How can I bring back the desktop icons? Thanks.
Edit 1: Checked "…
user227495
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How to Auto-Arrange Desktop Icons?
How do I enable auto-arrange (not just "auto-align") for desktop icons, like in Windows?
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Desktop icons off screen
I have a three monitor setup, where the left monitor is positioned lower than the other two. I want to setup the monitor layout accordingly, but when I do that, some of the desktop icons are not appearing...
It looks like the icons are put on the …
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Ubuntu 20.04 desktop icons keep moving
My Desktop icons keep toggling between these two types of arrangement (image attached):
I can't really tell what triggers the toggle. It seems like the first type occurs after logging in, and then it switches to the second type when specific…
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How do I get my desktop Icons back on my primary display?
So, I have read several questions - with and without answers - and though this is similar to others, I have found nothing particular to the issues I am experiencing. It is a three-part problem and I think they're all related erego why they are being…
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Ubuntu 22.04 (fresh install) desktop entries do not open
I made a fresh install of Ubuntu 22.04 from a live usb key around start of May, on two different machines. Everything went fine except that the icons on the desktop do not open. More precisely:
Both for files and folders on the desktop (including…
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20.04 - How to change the size and appearance of desktop icons and the way they are handled?
I've just upgraded from Ubuntu 18.04 to its newest LTS version - 20.04. While it comes with some interesting changes, the Desktop icon system was messed up in my opinion. When you hover the mouse cursor over the icons, you see a huge space marked…
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Removing desktop icons
In Ubuntu 14.04 Unity places Computer, Home and Trash icons on the desktop. I've tried using Unity-Tweak to remove them but they're still there. How can I remove them?
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Desktop Icons disappeared on Ubuntu 18.04
I have already searched among many posts but I have not been able to solve, my problem is that since I updated to Ubuntu 18.04 I no longer see the icons on the desktop.
Through GNOME Tweaks if I try to enable the "Show icons" option a strange thing…
MrMela
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How can I always keep the Desktop icons organised, and sorted by name?
I would like to keep my Desktop always organised by name. How can I achieve this?
Desktop not organised by name:
Desktop after having organised by name:
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