The ability to put (or litter, as the case may) files, folders, shortcuts and other junk on the desktop is something that many of us consider to be, well, the whole point of having a desktop.įrom Windows and macOS, to ReactOS and Linux distros like Ubuntu and KDE Neon - desktop icons are part and parcel of the way many people use their computers. ![]() Why did GNOME remove desktop icons again?ĭesktop icons are an intrinsic part of most modern desktop operating systems, regardless of whether it’s Linux based or not. While Ubuntu 18.04 LTS includes the bulk of GNOME 3.28 devs decided to stick with an older version of Nautilus specifically because it had support for desktop icons. It’s been in development for a while but has, understandably, taken a little while to get a state that one would call “usable”.īut it’s getting there! the desktop icons extensions via developer Carlos Soriano announced a beta release of this all-new desktop icons extension this week, stating that its development is “good news for those used to desktop icons”. If you follow this site and Baby Wogue on Twitter you might have seen us chatting about this add-on a few weeks ago. The couple of features remain missing (for now), including the ability to drag and drop files into folders, rename them outside of Nautilus, or resize icons or quickly reorder them based on size, modified date, name, etc. It works almost exactly as you’d expect: you can see icons on your desktop and rearrange them double-click on files/folders/apps to open them right-click on an empty part of the desktop create a new folders or open a folder in the terminal and perform basic file operations like copy and paste. This extension moves the dash out of the overview transforming it in a dock for an easier launching of applications and a faster switching between windows and desktops.Ĭlear Linux package repository: GitHub - clearlinux-pkgs/dash-to-dockĭefaults: World / Shell extensions / Desktop Icons Ĭlear Linux package repository: GitHub - clearlinux-pkgs/desktop-icons.Anyone hesitant of upgrading to GNOME 3.28 because of its decision to remove desktop icons need worry no more.Ī new extension for GNOME Shell brings desktop icons support back to the GNOME desktop. GitHub - micheleg/dash-to-dock: A dock for the Gnome Shell. The list of enabled-extensions we were using is listed below with their upstream repository as well. Upstream: GitHub - nana-4/materia-theme: A Material Design theme for GNOME/GTK based desktop environmentsĬlear Linux package repository: GitHub - clearlinux-pkgs/materia-theme GitHub - clearlinux-pkgs/paper-icon-theme.GitHub - nana-4/materia-theme: A Material Design theme for GNOME/GTK based desktop environments.GitHub - snwh/paper-icon-theme: Paper Icon Theme.Note: all these modifications were provided via schema overrides which can be looked at the following GitHub - clearlinux/clr-desktop-defaults at v21 GitHub repository. Those who want to keep the previous look and feel are able to do so without losing the Clear Linux latest updates. ![]() These are the customizations that were part of Clear Linux’s default desktop experience.
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