"Computer" icon on desk top unwanted how to delete?

[matter2012]

Ubuntu 9.10 i cannot delete this icon called computer off my desktop no matter what i do its really annoying it wont let me move to trash and if i drag it to the trash it says cannot move items to trash,do you want to delete them immediately? and i click delete and it does nothing any help would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Matter

[coffeecat]

Press Alt-F2, and type 'gconf-editor' and click 'run'. Now, apps > nautilus > desktop and untick 'computer_icon_visible'.

By the way, the Ubuntu default is not to have the Computer icon showing. You, or an app you installed, must have enabled it.

[ajgreeny]

Use gconf-editor->apps->nautilus->desktop and remove the selection to show computer icon; simple!

You can add and remove a few other icons that way as well.

[matter2012]

THANK YOU it might have been me i like to play around with stuff and some times mess things up thanks again

[mixim]

WOuld just like to bump this in saying that, in GNOME 3 you can toggle individual desktop icons with gnome tweak tool or "advanced settings". It's located in the "Desktop" section.

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Bump noted but not relevant to the thread in question (and thread closed due to necromancy).


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