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nLinked
October 20th, 2012, 09:18 PM
As the title suggests, my desktop icons don't show on the desktop after I upgraded to 12.10 from 12.04. Also, I can't right-click on the desktop - no menu appears. Everything else seems OK though. What could it be?

If I open Nautilus, my desktop icons and files are still there in my Desktop folder.
Frogs Hair
October 20th, 2012, 09:34 PM
Make sure the Advanced Settings/ Gnome Tweak tool is installed . There is a new version in 12.10 for Gnome 3.6 .I don't know if it would have been replaced during the upgrade since I did a clean installation . That is where the desktop icons and nautilus control desktop settings are.
nLinked
October 20th, 2012, 09:39 PM
Make sure the Advanced Settings/ Gnome Tweak tool is installed . There is a new version in 12.10 for Gnome 3.6 .I don't know if it would have been replaced during the upgrade since I did a clean installation . That is where the desktop icons and nautilus control desktop settings are.

That fixed it, thanks!
Frogs Hair
October 20th, 2012, 11:49 PM
You're Welcome ! :)
lateatnight
October 24th, 2012, 07:39 AM
Thank you, you helped me too :)
Dobly
February 28th, 2013, 08:53 AM
Make sure the Advanced Settings/ Gnome Tweak tool is installed . There is a new version in 12.10 for Gnome 3.6 .I don't know if it would have been replaced during the upgrade since I did a clean installation . That is where the desktop icons and nautilus control desktop settings are.

So, after an update today I'm on a desktop with no icons, no side menu, nothing. Alt-T got me a terminal and I am able to run Firefox. Here I am.

How do I 'make sure I have Advanced Settings/ Gnome Tweak installed?
phoenix90005
March 26th, 2013, 08:28 PM
So, after an update today I'm on a desktop with no icons, no side menu, nothing. Alt-T got me a terminal and I am able to run Firefox. Here I am.

How do I 'make sure I have Advanced Settings/ Gnome Tweak installed?

that's my question too ..... and how do apply Advanced Settings/ Gnome Tweak through terminal ?
what shall i do ?
phoenix90005
March 27th, 2013, 06:30 PM
hey guys i found a solution and it worked for me just fine

from terminal type this :

unity --reset-icons

to return UNITY interface to original state, type:
unity --reset


to return COMPISE to its original state, type:
gconftool-2 --recursive-unset /apps/compiz-1 unity --reset

again type this command for the last time:
unity --reset

then log out or restart the system .
that's it... hope that would work