I think this is only applicable only to gnome desktop - because in unity I can turn off nautilus's desktop icons, and still have the link to the desktop.
** Also affects: nautilus (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1478125 Title: If "Icons on Desktop" is disabled, programs can still create files there, just they are not seen To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-tweak-tool/+bug/1478125/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs