Questions tagged [desktop-icons]
Questions about the Gnome shell extension "Desktop Icons"
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folders disappeared from desktop and cannot run setting icon
I turned on my laptop, and I realized that the files and folders have disappeared from the desktop, I can access them from the terminal but not directly on the desktop. Here is the image of my desktop....
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Script run in terminal vs Script run via Desktop shortcut
I would like to ask what is the difference between executing script/commands via normal termianl window vs clicking on Desktop shortcut for terminal application (see the desktop shortcut at the end).
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Fresh Ubuntu 22.04.02 LTS boots without icons, panel, just a wallpaper
I have a fresh Ubuntu 22.04 install and everytime I boot my PC it boots without icons, without left and top panel, just the default wallpaper. I did not install any packages. It's a completely fresh ...
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Desktop Entry doesn't do anything
I'm trying to create a desktop entry for an app. Here's what I've tried:
I created a .desktop file with the code:
[Desktop Entry]
Name=clash for windows
Icon=/home/nadeko/Documents/Clash/...
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Start wine graphical application from .desktop file
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I'm trying to start Ableton Live which I installed through wine (and is working perfectly might I add!) by simply clicking on an icon in the taskbar.
Normal behavior
If I run the command from ...
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Matlab R2022b Ubuntu 22.04 .desktop File Not Showing Up
I just upgraded from Ubuntu 20.04 to 22.04 and installed the latest version of Matlab (R2022b). I want to have a shortcut for Matlab in the Launcher. I created a .desktop file in /usr/share/...
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Desktop icons keeps getting re-animated forever
I've recently updated Ubuntu to version 22.04.2. However, the desktop icons keeps re-animated forever. I tried to upgrade my system but it doesn't work. And the opening of files has become really slow....
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How to change the desktop back to normal (Gnome or Unity, or Wayland)
Recently, there has been some incident, and I searched through online to finally get my computer back (from not being able to open to now posting this question from the same Ubuntu machine)
while I ...
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My desktop doesnt work, i cant close windows the windows look scuffed
Ok so i started my pc today and i think it installed an update(the shut down and restart symbols for example look different) and i cant really use my desktop. Windows like ms teams or firefox or any ...
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Ubuntu 22.04 desktop icons disappeaer and reload
A week ago I woke my machine up from sleep and the desktop icons were missing, but all those files were still in desktop directory in files and terminal. So I closed all apps and restarted the system ...
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xdg-open will not run inside .desktop file when added after a prior command
I have a up.desktop icon that I'm using to start my app. But the second command on the Exec line is not running. Everywhere I look, I find that I can use "&&" or ";" to do ...
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Run Python script from Desktop icon, ModuleNotFoundError
My Plan is to run a Python script which is a GUI trough clicking on an desktop icon. Im working on a Raspberry Pi 4B with Ubuntu 22.04. It works well with a basic GUI without further functionalities (...
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How to initialize Firefox on wayland always by default?
I want to initialize firefox on wayland always, also from the GUI, for now I can do it from the terminal using the following command:
MOZ_ENABLE_WAYLAND=1 firefox
That works, and also I know that I ...
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Creating a desktop icon
Following
How to create a desktop icon on Ubuntu or Debian based systems
I created
[Desktop Entry]
Version=1.0
Name=Isabelle
Comment=The Isabelle Theorem Prover
Exec="/home/user/Isabelle2022/bin/...
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cannot run nautilus-desktop
Switched to ubuntu from windows a few days ago, I could open desktop folders as usual. But since tomorrow, when I double click a folder nothing happens, it doesn't opens. I can still open it through ...
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Problems removing desktop icons (22.04) [duplicate]
I currently have the contents of my home directory on my desktop. I have no idea how or why; as far as I've seen this isn't standard(?).
I never use the icons on my desktop for anything, so I would ...
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Desktop icon remains selected after double-click?
Is anyone else seeing this? I have a fairly clean Ubuntu 22.04, which updated from 20.04.
When I mouse over an icon a very faint background becomes visible
When I click the icon the background ...
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DING gnome-shell extension crashes repeatedly with GLib-ERROR: Creating pipes for GWakeup: too many open files
After upgrading Ubuntu 20.04 to 22.04, I found that my desktop icons keep popping up and disappearing in 1 second intervals rendering the desktop unusable.
Looking in the process monitor, is see that ...
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How to use hexadecimal code as a magic value in mime-type file
I know to add a mimetype I must use a code like that:
<mime-type type="audio/x-gtp">
<comment>GuitarPro file</comment>
<glob pattern="*.gp5"/>
</...
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Desktop icons extension acts like a seperate app sometimes
The desktop icons extension becomes a seperate app like this:
If I select the "desktop icons app"(on the right), it displays above nautilus like this:
Then, if move to another workspace, ...
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All Screen icons disappear/reappear at random
Ubuntu 22.04.1 Every so often all screen icons disappear then reappear.
It occurs within ~2 seconds and has been happening for a few days only.
Very annoying. If I'm searching for a string inside ...
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Need help with Ubuntu 22.04 top bar
I was messing around with some Mac themes and messed up.
I defaulted the Ubuntu look but the top bar still looks the same, with the Apple logo on the left and all. Also, I have two bugged desktop ...
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Empty Desktop after upgrade to 20.04
After upgrading from 18.04 to 20.04 I login normally to my user account but Desktop is empty from everything.
The admin account has the personall folder and the trash as it should.
In my account the ...
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My .desktop app runs from /tmp/ folder, how to set an icon for it?
How to change an icon for file that runs from /tmp/ folder?
Run command: .home/username/apps/eDEX-UI-Linux-x86_64.AppImage/ --disable-gpu-sandbox
Running app command: /tmp/.mount_eDEX-U8YAX2V/edex-ui -...
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Why does Grub customizer starter on desktop Ubuntu 22.04 LTS not work?
When I copy starter /usr/share/applications/grub-customizer.desktop to ~/Desktop in Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, double-clicking the starter icon on the desktop does start grub-customizer (Permissions set to &...
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Cannot open desktop file on 22.04 (except from CLI)
I have this start-tor-browser.desktop file on my Desktop:
#!/usr/bin/env ./Browser/execdesktop
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# This file is a self-modifying .desktop file that can be run from the shell.
# It preserves arguments ...
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These icons are automatically changed like this. How can I remove these and replace original icon? in ubuntu 22.04.1
I want to reset it back to the way it was.
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remove launchers from top bar in Classic GNOME desktop Ubuntu 22.04.1
I just upgraded to Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS. The top bar in the Classic GNOME desktop has two launcher icons that are not associated with applications. How can I remove unwanted launchers from the top bar?...
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Does Discover place icons on the Desktop?
Should Discover automatically put icons for programs it installs on the Desktop? Or is it usually the program's installation program that does this, provided the program's developer intended there be ...
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Desktop icons not showing up
I'm in a new role and have never used Ubuntu before, but when I open the desktop, the icons don't show up. Other solutions I have found online have me going to settings or the terminal, but the only ...
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After upgraded as the Ubunut 22.04.1 LTS, icons is not showing properlly and could not install MS teams
Microsoft teams is not working
Desktop icons is not working
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Nautilus link in the desktop do not open anymore
I've tried to research here but I haven't found anything similar to my issue, and other solutions that I've found around helped only temporarily.
I just installed Ubuntu 18.04 and all works fine, I ...
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Desktop shortcut or Add to Favourites 22.04
I searched a bit but was unable to find a reliable answer. Is there any method to add shortcuts to an AppImage or anything similar to the desktop or the dock? Say, I downloaded Firefox directly from ...
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deleted Desktop folder, didn´t work out as I intended [duplicate]
I absolutely hate Desktop icons, but now and then, they appear (e.g. after saving scans). Yesterday I had the idea to simply delete my Desktop directory, so that the computer cannot put files in there....
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How do I prevent desktop Icons from changing suddenly
Strangely, every time I boot up my computer the desktop icons seem to be in a new random location. this has never happened in the past and only suddenly started a few days ago. Nothing I try to ...
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How to disable icon centering in Plasma 5.24.4
I want to make a stylish desktop by making the background interact with the icons, but I search a lot and couldn't find how to disable the icon grid (alignment), only in older versions of Plasma.
Here ...
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Every time I unlock my PC the desktop icons are on top of all the windows
Every time I unlock my session, the desktop icons seem to jump on top of any open windows. I have to manually refocus a window using either the dock or the top bar to actually do anything. This has ...
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Create Double-Clickable Desktop Icon To Run Terminal Commands?
I’m running Ubuntu 20.04 inside of VMWare on a Windows 10 PC. I’m looking to create a desktop icon that you can double-click on to open a terminal window and run some commands. I believe this is ...
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How to create a keyboard shortcut to specific folders on desktop?
I have installed Ubuntu 22.04 and I need to create keyboard shortcuts for folders on my desktop including "Home" folder. I tried creating shortcuts through Settings>Keyboard>Shortcuts. ...
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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 ...
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How disable show folder in desktop ubuntu?
This used to be possible in gnome-tweaks. But now there is no such function
Try command pcmanfm --desktop-off, not help
Try disable show-desktop-icons in dconf editor
Try gsettings set org.gnome....
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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 ...
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Where are desktop icons stored for apps installed from Ubuntu Software?
I'm on Ubuntu 20.04. Every guide on how to create desktop icons says "go to usr > share > applications", but if the app was installed from Ubuntu Software there's no icon in that ...
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Where does KDE Plasma store the user-specified arrangement of desktop icons?
Ubuntu 20.04, with KDE installed on top. --
KDE Plasma 5.18.5
The way I organize some things means I've invested a lot of effort and embedded a lot of useful information in the actual arrangement of ...
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Desktop Won't Refresh, Files on The Desktop Don't Open Correctly
I've had the following issues since installing 20.04.
If I download (via browser) files to the desktop or any folder on the desktop, about half of the time they never appear. Either on the desktop or ...
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Weird display on Ubuntu 20.04
I have installed i3wn with gaps on my device. This is Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. When I log in with Ubuntu it is showing like this, whereas when I log in with i3wn everything is fine.
Also, possibly relatedly, ...
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New unwanted desktop icons after 20.04 upgrade
successfully upgraded from 18.04 to 20.04.
Now got loads of folder icons on the desktop, including hidden folders (.bash_logout, .Xauthority, .gnome2, to name but a few). I only need links to '...
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How can I add create documents in ubuntu desktop
So I Know that desktop feature was removed from gnome for some reason but I don't get it how Zorin OS team were able to recreate the "create document" feature in desktop. If there is an ...
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Desktop files and folders are gone after log out
I have recently updated from 18.04 to 20.04.
I have been playing around with gnome-tweak to tweak some settings and have been rebooting or logout/login a few times. After this one time, all my desktop ...
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Tray icon problem in xfce and gnome with any icon theme
On the GNOME and xfce4 desktops tray icon's do not show applications status correctly. for example when obs-studio Records the desktop or is in pause mode No symbols are displayed on the obs tray icon....
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