Want to Add App Shortcuts to the Desktop in Ubuntu? Use This Extension

Looking for an easy way to add application shortcuts to the desktop on Ubuntu? If so, the ably named Add to Desktop GNOME extension is what you need. This simple, straight-forward add-ons makes creating desktop shortcut for your favourite apps a total cinch. How cinch-y? You just have to right-click on an any application shortcut in the Applications grid and select the “Add to Desktop”, as this GIF demonstrates: Now, you don’t need a GNOME extension to do this. You can put app shortcuts on the desktop in Ubuntu manually. Just open the Nautilus file manager, navigate to ~/usr/share/applications (or :sys_more_orange:
#HowTo #DesktopIcons #GnomeExtensions #Shortcuts

:sys_omgubuntu: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2023/03/add-app-shortcut-desktop-ubuntu

How to Put the Trash Can on the Desktop in Ubuntu 22.04

This quick guide shows you how to add a trash can icon to the desktop in Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. The distro previously relocated its trash can to the Ubuntu dock.
#HowTo #DesktopIcons #Trash #Ubuntu22_04Lts

:sys_omgubuntu: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2022/04/show-trash-can-on-ubuntu-desktop-22-04

Ding! Ubuntu 21.04 Fixes My Biggest Pet Peeve

Aloha, Hirsute! It seems you solve my single biggest gripe with modern Ubuntu releases: a poor desktop icons experience. Ever since upstream GNOME jettisoned the ability to put icons on the desktop — it has :sys_more_orange:
#Dev #News #DesktopIcons #GnomeExtensions #HirsuteHippo #Ubuntu21_04

:sys_omgubuntu: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2021/03/ding-ubuntu-21-04-fixes-my-biggest-pet-peeve