Desktop doesn't populate

[Bill Farina]

Since the upgrade to 20.04, there are no icons on my desktop. When I try to drop a file to the desktop, I'm unable to and the file bounces back to it's original location.

My desktop directory is still located in the user root directory and all the files that are supposed to be in it, are.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
Package: ubuntu-release-upgrader-core 1:20.04.25
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-48.52-generic 5.4.60
Uname: Linux 5.4.0-48-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.9
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
CrashDB: ubuntu
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Thu Oct 1 18:52:15 2020
InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-11-09 (1057 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 17.10 "Artful Aardvark" - Release amd64 (20171018)
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=xterm-256color
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: ubuntu-release-upgrader
Symptom: release-upgrade
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to focal on 2020-10-01 (0 days ago)
VarLogDistupgradeTermlog:

[Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt)]

Please open the 'Extensions' app and check that 'Desktop Icons' is enabled. If it isn't then please enable it. If it is already enabled then most likely this is bug 1883174.

[Bill Farina (bfarina)]

I installed Tweaks so that I could access the extensions app. Desktop Icons
was not enabled. I enabled it and no icons appeared on the desktop. I
rebooted the computer and still no icons appeared.

-----Original Message-----
From: <email address hidden> <email address hidden> On Behalf Of Daniel van
Vugt
Sent: Wednesday, October 7, 2020 7:09 PM
To: <email address hidden>
Subject: [Bug 1898138] Re: Desktop doesn't populate

*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1883174 ***
    https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1883174

Please open the 'Extensions' app and check that 'Desktop Icons' is enabled.
If it isn't then please enable it. If it is already enabled then most likely
this is bug 1883174.

** Package changed: gnome-shell (Ubuntu) => gnome-shell-extension-
desktop-icons (Ubuntu)

** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 1883174
   Some desktop icons disappear

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Title:
  Desktop doesn't populate

Status in gnome-shell-extension-desktop-icons package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Since the upgrade to 20.04, there are no icons on my desktop. When I
  try to drop a file to the desktop, I'm unable to and the file bounces
  back to it's original location.

  My desktop directory is still located in the user root directory and
  all the files that are supposed to be in it, are.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
  Package: ubuntu-release-upgrader-core 1:20.04.25
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-48.52-generic 5.4.60
  Uname: Linux 5.4.0-48-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.9
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
  CrashDB: ubuntu
  CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
  Date: Thu Oct 1 18:52:15 2020
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-11-09 (1057 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 17.10 "Artful Aardvark" - Release amd64
(20171018)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  ProcEnviron:
   TERM=xterm-256color
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: ubuntu-release-upgrader
  Symptom: release-upgrade
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to focal on 2020-10-01 (0 days ago)
  VarLogDistupgradeTermlog:

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[Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt)]

No the 'Extensions' app is not part of Tweaks any more. Please don't use Tweaks for that.

[Bill Farina (bfarina)]

Okay, found the Extensions App and Desktop Icons are enabled.

-----Original Message-----
From: <email address hidden> <email address hidden> On Behalf Of Daniel van
Vugt
Sent: Thursday, October 8, 2020 6:41 PM
To: <email address hidden>
Subject: [Bug 1898138] Re: Desktop doesn't populate

*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1883174 ***
    https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1883174

No the 'Extensions' app is not part of Tweaks any more. Please don't use
Tweaks for that.

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Title:
  Desktop doesn't populate

Status in gnome-shell-extension-desktop-icons package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Since the upgrade to 20.04, there are no icons on my desktop. When I
  try to drop a file to the desktop, I'm unable to and the file bounces
  back to it's original location.

  My desktop directory is still located in the user root directory and
  all the files that are supposed to be in it, are.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
  Package: ubuntu-release-upgrader-core 1:20.04.25
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-48.52-generic 5.4.60
  Uname: Linux 5.4.0-48-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.9
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
  CrashDB: ubuntu
  CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
  Date: Thu Oct 1 18:52:15 2020
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-11-09 (1057 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 17.10 "Artful Aardvark" - Release amd64
(20171018)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  ProcEnviron:
   TERM=xterm-256color
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: ubuntu-release-upgrader
  Symptom: release-upgrade
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to focal on 2020-10-01 (0 days ago)
  VarLogDistupgradeTermlog:

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[Bill Farina (bfarina)]

Additional information. By deactivating and reactivating Desktop Icons, the
icons appeared on my desktop.

Thank you

-----Original Message-----
From: <email address hidden> <email address hidden> On Behalf Of Daniel van
Vugt
Sent: Thursday, October 8, 2020 6:41 PM
To: <email address hidden>
Subject: [Bug 1898138] Re: Desktop doesn't populate

*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1883174 ***
    https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1883174

No the 'Extensions' app is not part of Tweaks any more. Please don't use
Tweaks for that.

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Title:
  Desktop doesn't populate

Status in gnome-shell-extension-desktop-icons package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Since the upgrade to 20.04, there are no icons on my desktop. When I
  try to drop a file to the desktop, I'm unable to and the file bounces
  back to it's original location.

  My desktop directory is still located in the user root directory and
  all the files that are supposed to be in it, are.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
  Package: ubuntu-release-upgrader-core 1:20.04.25
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-48.52-generic 5.4.60
  Uname: Linux 5.4.0-48-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.9
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
  CrashDB: ubuntu
  CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
  Date: Thu Oct 1 18:52:15 2020
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-11-09 (1057 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 17.10 "Artful Aardvark" - Release amd64
(20171018)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  ProcEnviron:
   TERM=xterm-256color
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: ubuntu-release-upgrader
  Symptom: release-upgrade
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to focal on 2020-10-01 (0 days ago)
  VarLogDistupgradeTermlog:

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