Someone should start fixing this bug, I tested latest Ubuntu 14.04 live iso and the bug still exists. I reproduced the bug by opening dash, draging app icon above search bar so the launcher hides, and droping it on the desktop.
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to nautilus in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1241972 Title: Drag and drop from Dash to Desktop doesn't work on Ubuntu 13.10 Status in Unity: Triaged Status in Unity 7.1 series: Triaged Status in “nautilus” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: When you try to drag and drop an app from Dash (both from app lens and home lens) system display an error and the shortcut isn't created. The error is: Error while copying - There was an error getting information about "/". More details: The specified location is not supported Then there are four buttons: "Cancel" - "Skip all" - "Skip" - "Retry". Way to reproduce: - Open the dash - Drag an app icon and drop on desktop What happend: - An error is raised What expected: - A shortcut is created With file, music and photo is all ok. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/unity/+bug/1241972/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
