right click on desktop 'open in terminal' option missing

[corrado venturini]

right click on desktop displays a small window with just 'change background' 'display settings' and 'settings' but 'open in terminal' is missing. see attachment.
many other options appear only if I enable gnome-shell-extension-desktop-icons-ng
Problem happens in both sessions Wayland and Xorg.
Ubuntu just installed from Ubuntu 21.04 "Hirsute Hippo" - Alpha amd64 (20210228)
corrado@corrado-x6-hh-0228:~$ inxi -SCGx
System:
  Host: corrado-x6-hh-0228 Kernel: 5.10.0-14-generic x86_64 bits: 64
  compiler: gcc v: 10.2.1 Desktop: GNOME 3.38.3
  Distro: Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)
CPU:
  Info: Dual Core model: Intel Core i3-7100 bits: 64 type: MT MCP
  arch: Kaby Lake rev: 9 L2 cache: 3 MiB
  flags: avx avx2 lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx
  bogomips: 31199
  Speed: 800 MHz min/max: 800/3900 MHz Core speeds (MHz): 1: 800 2: 800
  3: 800 4: 800
Graphics:
  Device-1: Intel HD Graphics 630 vendor: ASRock driver: i915 v: kernel
  bus ID: 00:02.0
  Device-2: ARC USB 2.0 Camera type: USB driver: uvcvideo bus ID: 3-1.3:3
  Display: wayland server: X.Org 1.20.9 compositor: gnome-shell driver:
  loaded: i915 note: n/a (using device driver) resolution: 1920x1080~60Hz
  OpenGL: renderer: Mesa Intel HD Graphics 630 (KBL GT2) v: 4.6 Mesa 20.3.4
  direct render: Yes
corrado@corrado-x6-hh-0228:~$

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 21.04
Package: gnome-shell 3.38.3-2ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.10.0-14.15-generic 5.10.11
Uname: Linux 5.10.0-14-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu59
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: unknown
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Mon Mar 1 15:47:55 2021
DisplayManager: gdm3
InstallationDate: Installed on 2021-02-28 (1 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 21.04 "Hirsute Hippo" - Alpha amd64 (20210228)
RelatedPackageVersions: mutter-common 3.38.3-2ubuntu1
SourcePackage: gnome-shell
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[OerHeks (oerheks)]

install 'nautilus-extension-gnome-terminal' and restart nautilus.
see https://packages.ubuntu.com/hirsute/nautilus-extension-gnome-terminal

[corrado venturini (corradoventu)]

nautilus-extension-gnome-terminal was already installed.
note that the option 'open in terminal' appears together other missing options if I enable gnome-shell-extension-desktop-icons-ng
and disappears if I disable it.
see attachment for the options I see with gnome-shell-extension-desktop-icons-ng enabled

corrado@corrado-x6-hh-0228:~$ apt policy nautilus-extension-gnome-terminal
nautilus-extension-gnome-terminal:
  Installed: 3.38.1-1ubuntu1
  Candidate: 3.38.1-1ubuntu1
  Version table:
 *** 3.38.1-1ubuntu1 500
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hirsute/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
corrado@corrado-x6-hh-0228:~$

[Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt)]

I don't think that feature makes sense in gnome-shell which has no desktop icons at all.

If you would like it added to gnome-shell-extension-desktop-icons or gnome-shell-extension-desktop-icons-ng then please let us know.

[corrado venturini (corradoventu)]

as I said above if gnome-shell-extension-desktop-icons-ng is activated the option appears.
but 'open in terminal' does not use an icon on desktop but just opens a terminal, and ctrl+alt+t works fine to open the the terminal also if gnome-shell-extension-desktop-icons-ng is not activated.

[Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt)]

I didn't realize Ubuntu had switched to gnome-shell-extension-desktop-icons-ng while I was away, but it's disabled by default after upgrades. So yes "Open in Terminal" does exist there.

It still makes no sense for the case without extensions (gnome-shell task) because there is no context to be opened in a terminal there. The 'Desktop' folder is meaningless in that case so opening it in a terminal is also meaningless.

I will update all the tasks with the correct status at the top of this page now...

[Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt)]

Remember to enable the new extension using the 'Extensions' app.