I am not able to see icons on my desktop even when I have minimized all my windows. Also I am unable to right-click on my desktop. I have installed Ubuntu 11.10 on my Vaio Laptop. I am using Unity 3D.
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If you wish to adjust the setting without having to install gnome-tweak-tool & gnome-shell, ect. then in a terminal
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.background show-desktop-icons true
Or in dconf-editor (requires installing dconf-tools) just follow above path - org > gnome > desktop > background, enable "show-desktop-icons"
First, install gnome-tweak-tool
if it's not already installed:
sudo apt-get install gnome-tweak-tool
Start it with Unity-Dash search "Advanced Settings" or type in command line:
gnome-tweak-tool
Then check the settings shown below: