How to show Computer, Home, Network, and Trash icons on desktop in Ubuntu

Saturday, September 11, 2010 Distributions-Tutorials , GNOME , Tutorials , Ubuntu 0 Comments

To give it a more neat look Computer, Home, Network, and Trash icons are hidden on Ubuntu desktop by default. Most Linux user prefer not to have these icons on the desktop as they are easily accessible from the Places menu from the top panel. But, a user coming from Windows background might like to have these on the desktop. There is an easy way to make them visible on the desktop, just follow the following simple steps:

First you have to open Ubuntu's Configuration Editor. To open configuration editor press Alt + F2 (hold alt button and press F2). This will open a Run Application windows, now type the following command in the input box:

gconf-editor

Now press the run button, it will open Configuration Editor's window.

From the tree menu on the left, click the plus button besides apps, and search for nautilus. Open nautilus and click on desktop.

On the right hand side you will see the options, computer_icon_visible, home_icon_visible, network_icon_visible, and trash_icon_visible, check all (or some) of them. Close the windows and you will see the icons on the desktop.