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Old 03-03-2010, 08:06 PM   #1
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desktop icons gone FC12


All my desktop icons via GNOME in FC12 are gone. When I first installed FC12, it's on the desktop, but now after more than one upgrades, the system's going crazy with no desktop icons. Thanks.
 
Old 03-03-2010, 08:13 PM   #2
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You can try deleting :
.gnome .gnome2 .gconf .gconfd .metacity

from your home directory.
Then log out and back in.
 
Old 03-03-2010, 08:39 PM   #3
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rm: cannot remove `.gnome: No such file or directory
rm: cannot remove `.gnome2: Is a directory
rm: cannot remove `.gconf: Is a directory
rm: cannot remove `.gconfd: Is a directory
rm: cannot remove `.metacity: No such file or directory

Update:
Just now it says only rm: cannot remove `.gnome2: Is a directory
Everything else says: No such file or directory

Last edited by trien27; 03-03-2010 at 08:47 PM.
 
Old 03-03-2010, 08:56 PM   #4
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You can try deleting :
.gnome .gnome2 .gconf .gconfd .metacity

from your home directory.
Then log out and back in.
Tried your suggestion, but still no icons on desktop.
 
Old 03-04-2010, 06:27 AM   #5
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Have you got an entry in Applications > System Tools > Configuration Editor ?
If not you can
yum install gconf-editor

When that is done you can open that program and navigate through the tree to /apps/nautilus/preferences and check (or uncheck) the show desktop option. This will show (checked) or hide (unchecked) desktop icons.

I don't know if that's the problem, but it won't hurt to look.

Alternatively, try modifying your System > Preferences > Appearance > Themes

click Customise and select Icons tab and choose new icons style.
I don't know if that's the problem either, but it won't hurt to look.

What else have you tried ?
 
Old 03-05-2010, 06:36 PM   #6
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Reinstalled for the third time again & everything's back to normal!

I don't know what happened but after reinstalling for the third time again now, everything's back to normal.

Thanks anyways.
 
  


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