a desktop launcher icon can not be activated by focusing and pressing enter

[Martin Vysny]

I have a desktop launcher icon which launches a shell script which auto-starts apps that I use. I tend to click on the launcher icon with my mouse, then press Enter to run the launcher. This worked well on Ubuntu 19.10 but stopped working on Ubuntu 20.04. Double-clicking on the launcher icon correctly launches the launcher, and I'm happy with the workaround. Yet, maybe something to look into. Thank you kindly :)

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
Package: gnome-shell-extension-desktop-icons 19.10.2+git20200223-1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-18.22-generic 5.4.24
Uname: Linux 5.4.0-18-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu21
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Wed Mar 25 08:14:30 2020
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-09-05 (1296 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Server 16.04.1 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160719)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: gnome-shell-extension-desktop-icons
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to focal on 2020-03-20 (4 days ago)

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

Thank you for your bug report, could you also submit it upstream on
https://gitlab.gnome.org/World/ShellExtensions/desktop-icons

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

somewhat the same as https://gitlab.gnome.org/World/ShellExtensions/desktop-icons/-/issues/31

[sami (miaousami)]

Here is a workaround for ubuntu 20.04:
    1. remove gnome extension `sudo rm -r /usr/share/gnome-shell/extensions/desktop-icons@csoriano/`
    2. install nemo: see https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/nautilus/issues/158#alternative-solution and replace `dnf` with `apt`.

Current gnome desktop-icons extension is useless because you just can't interact with icons. I really don't get it how it came into an LTS release... :-(

[sami (miaousami)]

The description of the bug should be updated to be more clear:
There is no keyboard interaction on desktop icons at all.

We already have multiple bug reports about:
- Deleting from keyboard: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubuntu-meta/+bug/1874851
- Navigating with keyboard: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-shell-extension-desktop-icons/+bug/1874845