Re: Desktop icons missing
Dear Frank:
That was it, thanks for the link. Now all the desktop icons are back.
I did google first before I asked this list, but as in much "googling"
one needs a "string" that gets useful data out of the noise, and you
found such a string.
Charles
On Sat, Mar 3, 2012 at 1:13 PM, Frank McCormick <debianlist@videotron.ca> wrote:
> On 03/03/12 03:42 PM, Charles Krinke wrote:
> X>>
>
>>> If you are running Gnome-classic, AND there are desktop files in
>>> ~/Desktop, go into a terminal and run "nautilus -n". You then should have
>>> desktop icons. Log out, and log back in. They should be there still. If
>>> it
>>> doesn't work, in a terminal window again run "gconf-editor". look in the
>>> /apps/nautilus/preferences key. Make sure "show_desktop" is checked.
>>> exit gconf-editor. You should have icons on the desktop.
>>>
>>> If you don't have the gconf-editor in a root terminal run "aptitude
>>> install
>>> gconf-editor"
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> That's what works here in gnome-classic.
>
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>
> I just spent 30 secs googling the problem - this MAY BE your solution.
> It's worth trying. Remember GOOGLE is your friend.
>
>
> http://www.pc-freak.net/blog/how-to-make-gnome-3-desktop-icons-to-work-as-in-gnome-2-on-debian-gnu-linux/
>
> --
> Cheers
> Frank
>
--
Charles Krinke
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