@seb128 — Hmm, maybe I'm wrong about it being maintained. It's just that it shows a lower level of compatibility in its Extensions listing. Sorry if I was wrong.
I don't recall where specifically I have came across the recommendation for NG, but I found it referenced in several places when I was trying to solve another problem with Desktop Icons (it shows a permanent error that cannot be fixed). In any case, even if Desktop Icons is maintained, it lacks the features that NG has, so it would be much easier to just use the latter than to try to fix the former. I would hate to return to Desktop Icons, having used Desktop Icons NG (DING) for some time. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-shell-extension-desktop-icons in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1906420 Title: Please replace default Gnome extension "Desktop Icons" with "Desktop Icons NG (DING)" (by the same author) Status in gnome-shell-extension-desktop-icons package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: By default, Ubuntu installs the Gnome extension "Desktop Icons" [1] (by rastersoft). Unfortunately, this extension is now unmaintained, is problematic, and leads to several bugs, including but not limited to Bug #1901150 and Bug #1813441. The same author has created, and continues to maintain, the far superior "Desktop Icons NG (DING)" [2]. It solves a number of problems including the two aforementioned bugs. It's possible to disable, but not uninstall, "Desktop Icons", and then to install "Desktop Icons NG (DING)". I did this a while ago with great results. If Canonical replaces the former with the latter, not only will Ubuntu be using a better desktop manager, but also it will be able clear all related bugs at a stroke. This is a simple, cheap, quick and effective solution that will let the devs concentrate on more important tasks. Please give this serious consideration. More information: Ubuntu 20.04.1 LTS 64-bit Gnome version 3.36.3 [1] https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/1465/desktop-icons/ [2] https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/2087/desktop-icons-ng-ding/ To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-shell-extension-desktop-icons/+bug/1906420/+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
