It's because 'Ubuntu on Wayland' is an officially supported option in Ubuntu 20.04. We wouldn't want the desktop icons to just be missing in that session.
** Also affects: ubuntu-meta (Ubuntu Impish) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Also affects: ubuntu-meta (Ubuntu Jammy) Importance: Wishlist Status: Fix Released ** Also affects: ubuntu-meta (Ubuntu Focal) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Changed in: ubuntu-meta (Ubuntu Impish) Status: New => Fix Released ** Changed in: ubuntu-meta (Ubuntu Focal) Status: New => Won't Fix -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1906420 Title: Please replace default Gnome extension "Desktop Icons" with "Desktop Icons NG (DING)" (by the same author) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubuntu-meta/+bug/1906420/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs