Ubuntu 9.04 - Show Home, Computer, Network and Trash Icons on the Desktop

This guide will show you how show / hide the Home, Computer, Network and Trash icons on the desktop of the Ubuntu 9.04 (Jaunty Jackalope) operating system.

I'll be using the following during this guide:

User - tomb
Home Directory - /home/tomb
Machine name - tomb-acer
Ubuntu Version - 9.04 (Jaunty Jackalope)
Desktop Environment - Gnome 2.26.1

Please adjust according to your needs / credentials.

The default desktop has no icons, except when a USB drive / CD-ROM etc is present.
Spoiler:



This does give the desktop a nice clean feel, but many people (myself included) like to have shortcuts to various folders.

You can create your own links, but there are some pre-set shortcuts set-up already, and you just need to enable them.

Right click on the Ubuntu Menu:


Select 'Edit Menus'


Click on 'System Tools' in the lefthand navigation window, then select 'Configuration Editor' on the righthand side.
Click close. Now navigate to the following:
Applications - System Tools - Configuration Editor




Now navigate to the following:
Apps - nautilus - desktop


In the right hand window, click the icons you wish to be displayed on your desktop


Close the Configuration Editor.
You should now have more icons on your desktop



This guide is a copy of mine from http://tombott.com
© Tom Bott 2009