File system folder in nautilus Artful/Bionic flashback session does nothing

[Erick Brunzell]

Go to Places > Computer, left-click to open "Files", then select File System either by double-click or right-click + open and nothing happens. If you go Places > Home > Other locations and select Computer the file system opens as expected.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.10
Package: gnome-panel 1:3.24.1-1ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-25.29-generic 4.13.13
Uname: Linux 4.13.0-25-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.7-0ubuntu3.7
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: GNOME-Flashback:GNOME
Date: Tue Jan 16 21:54:39 2018
GsettingsChanges:
 b'org.gnome.gnome-panel.layout' b'object-id-list' b"['window-list', 'workspace-switcher', 'clock', 'cpu-freq-applet', 'indicator-applet', 'inhibit-applet', 'menu-button', 'multi-load-applet', 'trash-applet', 'launcher', 'launcher-0', 'launcher-1']"
 b'org.gnome.gnome-panel.layout' b'toplevel-id-list' b"['bottom-panel']"
 b'org.gnome.gnome-panel.run-dialog' b'history' b"['gufw']"
InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-01-16 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 17.10 "Artful Aardvark" - Release amd64 (20171018)
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=xterm-256color
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: gnome-panel
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Alberts Muktupāvels (muktupavels)]

Unless `computer://` uri is invalid these days this is bug in nautilus.

You can do this from terminal and get same thing/bug:
nautilus computer://

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Khurshid Alam (khurshid-alam)]

nautilus computer:// opens for me. But the file-system under it doesn't work.

[Erick Brunzell (lbsolost)]

It seems to me that the most sensible approach would be to just remove the Computer button from the Places menu. Then you'd just open Home and select Other Locations. I think that would be more in keeping with the latest Nautilus redesign.

I'm not at all sure but we may want to do likewise with the Network button in the Places menu because it's now also accessible via Home -> Other Locations.