Files and folders on the desktop ('nautilus-desktop') is enabled by
default in Ubuntu 17.10.Your system might have got it disabled for some reason, or you might be using the default Gnome theme where it's probably still disabled by default. Either way, the setting you want is: Gnome Tweak Tool > Desktop > Icons on Desktop > Show Icons = ON As for Ctrl+N, that's a separate bug https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=786908. Although Ctrl+Shift+N works already. Please enable the above setting and let us know if the problem is resolved, or if there might be some other problem preventing 'nautilus- desktop' from running on your system. ** Bug watch added: GNOME Bug Tracker #786908 https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=786908 ** Package changed: nvidia-prime (Ubuntu) => gnome-shell (Ubuntu) ** Changed in: gnome-shell (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-shell in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1722688 Title: GNOME desktop isn't a desktop. Status in gnome-shell package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: In the major DE, windows & mac, the desktop is a desktop. It has files on it. If you click on the desktop, focus goes to it, and ctrl+n will open a new file browsing window (Mac Finder or Windows Explorer) and ctrl+shift+n will create a new folder. If you right-click on the desktop, you should be able to create a new folder, properties, restore missing files, open in Terminal, etc. It's supposed to be part of the desktop environment. However, in GNOME, the desktop doesn't feel like a desktop. It's theoretically the directory /home/USERNAME/Desktop, but in GNOME I can't start manipulating Files (Nautilus) by focusing on the desktop with a click nor an alt-tab. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-shell/+bug/1722688/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
