Arrow keys do not select the folder on Desktop

[Jalansh Munshi]

1. Go to Desktop (Super + D). Not in the file explorer.
2. Press arrow keys to select files or folders.

Expected this to happen - Arrows keys should have selected the files or folders.

What actually happened - Arrow keys do not select a folder or file. I was only able to select by clicking it using mouse or touchpad.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
Package: xorg 1:7.7+19ubuntu14
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-64.72-generic 5.4.78
Uname: Linux 5.4.0-64-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.14
Architecture: amd64
BootLog: Error: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/var/log/boot.log'
CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
CompositorRunning: None
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Mon Jan 25 15:47:00 2021
DistUpgraded: 2020-11-11 01:14:21,825 ERROR got error from PostInstallScript ./xorg_fix_proprietary.py (g-exec-error-quark: Failed to execute child process “./xorg_fix_proprietary.py” (No such file or directory) (8))
DistroCodename: focal
DistroVariant: ubuntu
ExtraDebuggingInterest: No
GraphicsCard:
 Intel Corporation Skylake GT2 [HD Graphics 520] [8086:1916] (rev 07) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Dell Skylake GT2 [HD Graphics 520] [1028:06c2]
   Subsystem: Dell Meso XT [Radeon R5 M315] [1028:06c2]
InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-11-10 (76 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 18.04.5 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Release amd64 (20200806.1)
Lsusb:
 Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
 Bus 001 Device 004: ID 8087:07dc Intel Corp.
 Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0bda:0129 Realtek Semiconductor Corp. RTS5129 Card Reader Controller
 Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0c45:6710 Microdia Integrated Webcam
 Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
MachineType: Dell Inc. Vostro 3559
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-5.4.0-64-generic root=UUID=02fe3eed-961f-47d5-b146-b532ab73eb19 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: xorg
Symptom: display
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to focal on 2020-11-11 (75 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 05/13/2016
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 1.1.9
dmi.board.name: 0PW9RW
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.board.version: A00
dmi.chassis.type: 9
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvr1.1.9:bd05/13/2016:svnDellInc.:pnVostro3559:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rn0PW9RW:rvrA00:cvnDellInc.:ct9:cvr:
dmi.product.name: Vostro 3559
dmi.product.sku: 06C2
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.
version.compiz: compiz N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.102-1ubuntu1~20.04.1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 20.2.6-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 20.2.6-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.20.9-2ubuntu1.2~20.04.1
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev N/A
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:19.1.0-1
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.917+git20200226-1
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.16-1

[Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. This particular bug has already been reported and is a duplicate of bug 1855711, so it is being marked as such. Please look at the other bug report to see if there is any missing information that you can provide, or to see if there is a workaround for the bug. Additionally, any further discussion regarding the bug should occur in the other report. Feel free to continue to report any other bugs you may find.