I'm using Ubuntu 20.04. On my desktop, Delete (which moves the item to the Recycling bin) just deletes it. Shift+Delete (which deletes the item permanently) does ask.
To me, this is correct behaviour and shouldn't change. But... I don't know if this has anything to do with the extension that is used to control the desktop. In Ubuntu, the default is the broken "Desktop Icons" [1], which should be replaced with the fixed "Desktop Icons NG (DING)" [2] (by the same author). I have uninstalled Desktop Icons and installed Desktop Icons NG (DING). Thus, my desktop's behaviour might differ from the standard. See Bug #1813441 comment 24 [1] https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/1465/desktop-icons/ [2] https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/2087/desktop-icons-ng-ding/ -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1901150 Title: No "Are you sure?" question when deleting something from Desktop To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-shell-extension-desktop-icons/+bug/1901150/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
