http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=849089 says to open a console window and start nautilus by typing nautilus & but that only started a file explorer window
This bug is similar to https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nautilus/+bug/57784 suggests rotating by opening a console windo and typing xrandr -o left xrandr-o normal Which was pretty, but ineffectual in my case. Anyway this bug was closed due to lack of info, but relates to http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=82400 http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=106599 http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-newbie-8/desktop-icons-are-missing-686269/ suggested ps -lfC nautilus Which revealed: F S UID PID PPID C PRI NI ADDR SZ WCHAN STIME TTY TIME CMD 0 S tim 5849 5758 0 80 0 - 21541 poll 08:47 ? 00:00:02 nautilus --no-desktop But I could not find the gconfd/saved_state file, http://linuxgator.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=129 suggested typing "gconf-editor" in console (configuration editor is entirely missing from my menu options). navigating to apps/nautilus/desktop revealed nothing was set. See also https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/152020 (also closed due to lack of info, but my wallpaper picture is present) Other sites visited include http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=37385 http://boncey.org/2006_7_19_missing_desktop_icons_in_ubuntu_gnome http://www.experts-exchange.com/OS/Linux/Distributions/Ubuntu/Q_23831448.html [Bug 181133] Kubuntu desktop icon missing (but file name present)May also be relevant? Ihave now wasted yet another hour getting nowhere and am beginning to wonder if it is worth the trouble of finding out how to fix this manually, if it is going to flip flop on and off anyway. These instability of appearance bugs appear to be both persistent and generally closed without being resolved. They really devalue the Ubuntu experience -- IBEX desktop random appearance changes https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/309715 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
