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Old 08-20-2012, 05:26 AM   #1
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desktop icons-fed 17


i cannot seem to put desktop icons on the desktop, fedora 17....just in the favorites menu....how to i put the icons on the desktop??
 
Old 08-20-2012, 11:51 AM   #2
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Do you have gnome tweak tool installed? Assuming you do, you'd open that program and highlight "DESKTOP" then click the "OFF" button to change it to "ON" next to the first entry that says "HAVE FILE MANAGER HANDLE THE DESKTOP"
 
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thanks....give it a shot.
 
  


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