Desktop Icons disappear

[Michael Lentz]

When using Gedit to edit a text file. After saving the file, some of my Desktop icons disappear.

I can restore them by logging in, again using 'switch user accounts'

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
Package: xorg 1:7.7+19ubuntu14
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-88.99-generic 5.4.140
Uname: Linux 5.4.0-88-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.20
Architecture: amd64
BootLog: Error: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/var/log/boot.log'
CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
CompositorRunning: None
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Fri Oct 15 09:00:16 2021
DistUpgraded: 2021-07-18 14:54:01,305 DEBUG Running PostInstallScript: '/usr/lib/ubuntu-advantage/upgrade_lts_contract.py'
DistroCodename: focal
DistroVariant: ubuntu
ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes
GraphicsCard:
 Intel Corporation 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:0102] (rev 09) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Dell 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics Controller [1028:047e]
MachineType: Dell Inc. OptiPlex 990
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-5.4.0-88-generic root=UUID=c86e2158-f3a1-4357-85c5-1175cf0b9d52 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: xorg
Symptom: display
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to focal on 2021-07-18 (88 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 08/26/2015
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.bios.version: A19
dmi.board.name: 06D7TR
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.board.version: A00
dmi.chassis.type: 6
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA19:bd08/26/2015:svnDellInc.:pnOptiPlex990:pvr01:rvnDellInc.:rn06D7TR:rvrA00:cvnDellInc.:ct6:cvr:
dmi.product.name: OptiPlex 990
dmi.product.version: 01
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.
version.compiz: compiz N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.105-3~20.04.2
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 21.0.3-0ubuntu0.3~20.04.3
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 21.0.3-0ubuntu0.3~20.04.3
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.20.11-1ubuntu1~20.04.2
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

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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