Is there some way to get rid of the 'user (home) icon' in the top-left corner of my Ubuntu 20.04 screen? Clicking on it just duplicates what I get when opening the Files management application which I keep in the Dock since I use it so frequently. Having recently upgraded from Ubuntu 18.04, I don't mind the Trash icon near the top-left corner but this new icon seems redundant. Is there some added advantage to it that I haven't discovered?
1 Answer
GUI Option
Launch the "Extensions" app.
Click on the settings (gear) icon next to "Desktop Icons".
The Desktop Icons configuration dialog will appear.
Note: If you don't see "Extensions" app, you can launch the Desktop Icons configuration dialog using the command:
gnome-extensions prefs desktop-icons@csoriano
On the dialog, toggle the "Show the personal folder in the desktop" switch.
Command-line Option
Open a terminal
Enter the following command
gsettings set org.gnome.shell.extensions.desktop-icons show-home false
Press Enter
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Thank you, P J Singh! I used the command line option and it worked just as you described. Done. Thanks so much!– ve3oatSep 10, 2020 at 15:44