[Solved] Desktop Environment in Ubuntu 20.04

[Sureshwar]

I am a newbie in Linux.
I have Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS, upgraded from original 18.04 Version.
After logging in, the display used to be of the contents of folder 'Desktop' under 'Home'.
But since two days, the display upon logging in has changed to the contents of 'Home'. I do not undestand what mistake/error I comitted.
I want to go back to my original display - that of 'Desktop' folder.
How to do it please?

 

[wizardfromoz]

@Sureshwar , g'day

Can you use GNOME Screenshot (in your Menu under screenshot) to take a screenshot of your Desktop and attach it to a Post up here? (choose full size, not thumbnail)

I am from Australia and have to log off shortly but someone will be able to help.

Cheers

Chris Turner
wizardfromoz

 

[Deleted member 108694]

Take a look at your user-dirs.dirs file it is a hidden file located in your .config folder

sudo gedit /home/USERNAME/.config/user-dirs.dirs

where it says USERNAME put the name you login with - the file should look like

XDG_DESKTOP_DIR="$HOME/Desktop"
XDG_DOWNLOAD_DIR="$HOME/Downloads"
XDG_TEMPLATES_DIR="$HOME/Templates"
XDG_PUBLICSHARE_DIR="$HOME/Public"
XDG_DOCUMENTS_DIR="$HOME/Documents"
XDG_MUSIC_DIR="$HOME/Music"
XDG_PICTURES_DIR="$HOME/Pictures"
XDG_VIDEOS_DIR="$HOME/Videos"

It is the first line XDG_DESKTOP_DIR="$HOME/Desktop"

does it show something different?

 

[Sureshwar]

Take a look at your user-dirs.dirs file it is a hidden file located in your .config folder

sudo gedit /home/USERNAME/.config/user-dirs.dirs

where it says USERNAME put the name you login with - the file should look like

XDG_DESKTOP_DIR="$HOME/Desktop"
XDG_DOWNLOAD_DIR="$HOME/Downloads"
XDG_TEMPLATES_DIR="$HOME/Templates"
XDG_PUBLICSHARE_DIR="$HOME/Public"
XDG_DOCUMENTS_DIR="$HOME/Documents"
XDG_MUSIC_DIR="$HOME/Music"
XDG_PICTURES_DIR="$HOME/Pictures"
XDG_VIDEOS_DIR="$HOME/Videos"

It is the first line XDG_DESKTOP_DIR="$HOME/Desktop"

does it show something different?

Thanks a lot for your suggestion.
The line appears as -
XDG_DESKTOP_DIR="$HOME/"

Is this THE problem Sir?

Sureshwar

 

[Deleted member 108694]

Thanks a lot for your suggestion.
The line appears as -
XDG_DESKTOP_DIR="$HOME/"

Is this THE problem Sir?

Sureshwar

Yes it is - the Desktop portion is missing - that is why it is no longer showing - simply add it using the above code and save the file then reboot should be fine afterwards
it should read
XDG_DESKTOP_DIR="$HOME/Desktop"

 

[Sureshwar]

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@Sureshwar , g'day

Can you use GNOME Screenshot (in your Menu under screenshot) to take a screenshot of your Desktop and attach it to a Post up here? (choose full size, not thumbnail)

I am from Australia and have to log off shortly but someone will be able to help.

Cheers

Chris Turner
wizardfromoz

Here it is Sir -

 

[wizardfromoz]

Thanks @Sureshwar , I'll keep that handy.

Stick with Lord Boltar's suggestions for now, and I'll watch as well.

Wizard

 

[Sureshwar]

Yes it is - the Desktop portion is missing - that is why it is no longer showing - simply add it using the above code and save the file then reboot should be fine afterwards
it should read
XDG_DESKTOP_DIR="$HOME/Desktop"

Yessir!!! - Thank you so much Sir!
This has solved the problem!!!!
Thanks again!
!

Sureshwar

 

[Deleted member 108694]

Yessir!!! - Thank you so much Sir!
This has solved the problem!!!!
Thanks again!
!

Sureshwar

Glad it worked