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I cannot put any icons or right click on the desktop in Elementary Freya. How can I enable that?
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marked as duplicate by Ravan, Daniel Foré, bigbang, Community♦ Jan 6 '16 at 17:25
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By default the desktop in elementary OS is disable. Have you enabled it? – shrestha_aj Jan 5 '16 at 18:00
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To enable the desktop
Step 1:
Install Nautilus dconf-tools:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install --no-install-recommends nautilus dconf-tools
Step 2:
Open dconf-editor and go to, org > gnome > nautilus > desktop and tick on any option which you want to view on desktop.
Step 3:
Then go to, org > pantheon > desktop > cerbere and add 'nautilus -n' entry as shown below.
['wingpanel', 'plank', 'slingshot-launcher --silent', 'nautilus -n']
Step 4:
Open Terminal and type following command, nautilus -n
Step 5:
Go to dconf-tools again and go to, org > gnome > desktop > background and tick on show-desktop-icons box
If there is any problem, simply logout and login again.
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nice answer!, this seems to be a duplicate question, doesn't it? Please use flag :) – Ravan Jan 6 '16 at 2:46
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The other answer has link in it. This has more detailed answer so we can flag the new ones as duplicate and link it to this answer. – shrestha_aj Jan 6 '16 at 10:34
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