No desktop icons in Xorg sessions

[Tejas Talekar]

Hi,

Not able to see the desktop files and folders directly. Will require to open nautilus to be able to see them.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 22.04
Package: xorg 1:7.7+23ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.15.0-22.22-generic 5.15.19
Uname: Linux 5.15.0-22-generic x86_64
.tmp.unity_support_test.0:

ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu78
Architecture: amd64
BootLog: Error: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/var/log/boot.log'
CasperMD5CheckResult: unknown
CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
CompositorRunning: None
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Wed Mar 9 10:12:12 2022
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: jammy
DistroVariant: ubuntu
ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes
GraphicsCard:
 Intel Corporation Skylake GT2 [HD Graphics 520] [8086:1916] (rev 07) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Dell Latitude E7470 [1028:06dc]
InstallationDate: Installed on 2021-11-16 (112 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 20.04.1 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Release amd64 (20200731)
Lsusb:
 Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
 Bus 001 Device 004: ID 04f3:2248 Elan Microelectronics Corp. Touchscreen
 Bus 001 Device 003: ID 8087:0a2b Intel Corp. Bluetooth wireless interface
 Bus 001 Device 002: ID 1bcf:28bd Sunplus Innovation Technology Inc. Dell Integrated HD Webcam
 Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
MachineType: Dell Inc. Latitude E7470
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_IN:en
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=en_IN
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-5.15.0-22-generic root=UUID=8073f548-5a89-4a33-a25c-112225e53ad8 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: xorg
Symptom: display
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 07/16/2021
dmi.bios.release: 1.30
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 1.30.3
dmi.board.name: 0VNKRJ
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.board.version: A17
dmi.chassis.type: 9
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvr1.30.3:bd07/16/2021:br1.30:svnDellInc.:pnLatitudeE7470:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rn0VNKRJ:rvrA17:cvnDellInc.:ct9:cvr:sku06DC:
dmi.product.family: Latitude
dmi.product.name: Latitude E7470
dmi.product.sku: 06DC
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.14.1+22.04.20211217-0ubuntu2
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.109-2ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 21.3.5-1ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 21.3.5-1ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.20.14-1ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev N/A
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:19.1.0-2build1
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.917+git20200714-1ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.17-1build1

[Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt)]

Thanks for the bug report. Please open the Extensions app and check to see if you have Desktop Icons NG enabled.

[Tejas Talekar (tjstlekr)]

Hey Daniel,

Thanks for the bug report. Please open the Extensions app and check to
see if you have Desktop Icons NG enabled. --> Thanks for your response. I have checked Desktop Icons NG seems to be turned on. attaching screenshot.

[Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt)]

Thanks. This sounds like a bug in the desktop-icons-ng extension. Please:

1. Reboot.

2. Login.

3. While there are no desktop icons visible, open a Terminal window and run:

   journalctl -b0 > journal.txt

4. Attach the resulting text file here.

[Tejas Talekar (tjstlekr)]

PFA

[Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt)]

Hmm nothing in the log about DING. But also the bug has just appeared for me today! It appears the gjs process for DING is not running at all.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt)]

Looks like it only fails in Xorg sessions. If you log into a Wayland session then the icons appear.

[Gunnar Hjalmarsson (gunnarhj)]

Very similar to bug #1963756. As I mentioned there, the bug disappeared when I had upgraded gnome-shell etc. from jammy-proposed.

[Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt)]

Toggling the extension seems to be enough to make the icons appear. So yes this is bug 1963756.