Can't paste anything on my desktop

[Luz77]

I know this topic (http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1039167) is 3 years old, but I got exactly the same problem. I can't paste on the desktop.


Go to Settings Manager and then Desktop. Check that the option Allow Xfce to manage the desktop is enabled.
I can't find that option... Maybe this option is not available anymore?

[Iowan]

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[musicman10489]

You can access this through Advanced Settings -> Desktop -> Have file manager handle the desktop.

If you do not have Advanced Settings installed, open your terminal and type

$ sudo apt-get install gnome-tweak-tool

Good luck :)

[LewisTM]

In the current state of things you cannot paste on the Xfce desktop. That's one resilient bug. You have to drag and drop or use the Send To/Desktop (Create Link) context menu.
I've looked at 12.04 alpha2 and the bug is finally fixed!

Big cheers! ;)