How do I get a USB drive shortcut on desktop?

Question

Is there a flash drive shortcut on Ubuntu 12.04 desktop like Ubuntu 10.10 desktop have?

USB shortcut on Desktop

jokerdino · Accepted Answer · 2012-09-30 09:42:56Z

up vote 10 down vote accepted

Open a terminal with Ctrl-Alt-T and execute the command below:

gsettings set org.gnome.nautilus.desktop volumes-visible true

This will enable the feature in 12.04. Here is a screenshot from 12.04 Desktop:

Cropped flash drive desktop shortcut

edited Sep 30 '12 at 9:42

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answered Sep 30 '12 at 8:37

Anwar
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@jokerdino Thank you very much for the edit – Anwar Sep 30 '12 at 10:24

mateo_salta · Answer 2 · 2012-10-06 20:20:40Z

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Install gnome-tweak-tool
Run it by keying Alt+F2 and entering gnome-tweak-tool
Then go to the Desktop tab and turn on "Have file manager handle the desktop", and "Show mounted volumes on the desktop".

edited Oct 6 '12 at 20:20

answered May 4 '12 at 3:41

mateo_salta
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An awesome reply sir! This worked wonderfully! :) – harisibrahimkv May 4 '12 at 9:05

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