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I install both ubuntu-desktop and kubuntu-desktop. I set up both the way
I like them (wallpaper, etc).
As I always do, I separated the Desktop folder for Kubuntu and Ubuntu.
While I was logged in to KDE, I created the folder
"/home/jeremy/KDesktop" and then I changed KDE's desktop path to that
directory.
I logged in to Gnome so I could play around with it a bit, and for some
reason my /home/jeremy/Desktop folder was deleted! (When I changed the
path in KDE, I didn't rename the Desktop folder, I created a new folder
and called it "KDesktop").
Now, when I log in to Gnome, it complains that it cannot load the user
switcher and asks me if I want to reload it, and this is an endless
loop. Not only that, but the contents of my "/home/jeremy" folder is on
my Desktop. If I go to Places, then click on Desktop, it brings me to my
home folder instead. My home folder also now has the Desktop icon on it.
Even worse, is that the refresh rate of Gnome is 60hz. In KDE and KDM,
it's 85hz. Just so you know, I go by what my monitor reports my refresh
rate as being, not GTK. (GTK always reports the wrong refresh rate and
has for as long as I can remember).
To try to fix the issue, I recreated my /home/jeremy/Desktop folder and
made sure the permissions were set to read/write for my username. I
logged out and then back in, but still had the same problem.
Then I found a key in gconf-editor called "home directory is desktop".
It was not enabled, however I enabled it, logged out, logged in,
disabled it, logged out, logged in, and it did not fix the issue. I then
deleted all the .gnome*, .nautilus* and .gconf* folders to reset my
Gnome installation back to default.
After deleting those folders, my refresh rate issue was resolved.
However, my home directory is still my Desktop. I made sure the Desktop
folder was still there, and it is.
Please note that with every version of Ubuntu ever released, it's
standard practice for me to change the path of the KDE desktop folder
and its never affected Gnome until now.
I'm probably going to have to wipe my Ubuntu partition and start it over
since I don't see any fix for this yet. I *really* don't want to do this
though.
In summary:
* I created the folder "KDesktop" in my home directory.
* I configured KDE to use the KDesktop folder as my Desktop folder.
* I logged in to Gnome.
* My refresh rate dropped to 60hz, user switcher refused to load, and my
home directory is now my desktop.
* Deleting the .gnome* folders and then reloading Gnome fixed the
refresh rate issue.
* Even after disabling the "home directory is desktop" key in Gconf,
which wasn't even enabled to begin with, the problem with the home
directory set to the desktop directory remains.
* User switcher still will not load despite all my effort to fix this
problem.
* In the Places menu, clicking on "Desktop" brings me to my home folder
instead.
* My home folder now has the desktop icon.
** Affects: ubuntu
Importance: Undecided
Assignee: Ubuntu Desktop Bugs (desktop-bugs)
Status: Confirmed
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Gnome Thinks Home Directory Is Desktop
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/151576
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