can't disable desktop icons in ubuntu 19.04

[tojonukokhadush]

after network upgrade from ubuntu 18.10 to ubuntu 19.04, what issue i have been realizing is i can't disable desktop icons through gnome tweaks. i don't like the idea of keeping icons in my desktop. help me disable that.

[deadflowr]

Doesn't look like you can, currently:
https://community.ubuntu.com/t/no-desktop-icons-already-arrived-in-19-04/9295/28
At least in the ubuntu-desktop session.
jbicha does give an alternative solution.
Other solution is to simply keep Desktop empty and turn off the show home/trash/whatever in the extensions tweak settings.

[Dennis N]

You can disable them. In Tweaks, click the gear icon by the switch for the 'Desktop Icons' extension. That will open a configuration dialog with switches to turn off the icons.

Edit: : If you put files in your Desktop folder, they will appear on Desktop itself.

[mc4man]

I suspect this will do the job

sudo apt purge gnome-shell-extension-desktop-icons

reboot

[tojonukokhadush]

i installed gnome session. and that's okay for now. the extension seems to be the problem anyway :) thanks for the help.

[grn]

I suspect this will do the job

sudo apt purge gnome-shell-extension-desktop-icons

reboot

this also removes ubuntu-desktop

i would rather suggest:


cp /usr/share/gnome-shell/extensions/desktop-icons@csoriano/ ~/desktop-icons@csoriano_backup/
and then...

sudo rm -r /usr/share/gnome-shell/extensions/desktop-icons@csoriano/

[tojonukokhadush]

I suspect this will do the job

sudo apt purge gnome-shell-extension-desktop-icons

reboot


this seems to solve my problem with no any error. also, i had installed gnome session previously. working perfectly fine all the sessions!

[charneykaye]

I suspect this will do the job

sudo apt purge gnome-shell-extension-desktop-icons

reboot

Success! Thanks.