Removing desktop icons
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Run this command from a terminal:
gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.background show-desktop-icons false
Or to do it with GUI open dconf-editor
and go to org -> gnome -> desktop -> background and uncheck "show-desktop-icons."
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dantalion23
Updated on September 18, 2022Comments
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dantalion23 about 1 year
In Ubuntu 14.04 Unity places Computer, Home and Trash icons on the desktop. I've tried using Unity-Tweak to remove them but they're still there. How can I remove them?
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dantalion23 over 9 yearsNeither method worked; icons are still there even after a reboot.
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Pabi over 9 yearsThat doesn't work in 14.04.
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Pabi over 9 yearsDo you have nemo installed? Then try:
gsettings set org.nemo.desktop trash-icon-visible false
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dantalion23 over 9 yearsnemo was the problem; your method worked, thank you.
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George Udosen almost 7 yearsYour answer seems disjointed please restructure it so you can deliver your solution to the question better.
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David over 1 yearHello. Are you sure Gnome Tweaks existed over 7 years ago?
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goulashsoup over 1 yearProbably not, but its one of the 1. results so everyone ends up here...