- This extension aims to fix alignment problem with desktop icons on Ubuntu.
- This is an exact copy of
Desktop Icons
, which is a default GNOME extension on Ubuntu GNOME. - You might need to remove
Desktop Icons
extension in order to properly make use of this extension. - There is also a setting which enables you to change the placement of the Ubuntu Launcher.
- Open terminal.
- We are removing the
Desktop Icons
now. - Run
sudo rm -r /usr/share/gnome-shell/extensions/desktop-icons@csoriano
- Note: To reinstall it, you can use GNOME Extensions which will install it as a user extension.
- Now download the latest release of
Ubuntu Desktop Icons
from this repo. - Run
mkdir -p ~/.local/share/gnome-shell/extensions/ubuntu-desktop-icons@velitasali.github.io
- Extract the zip file into the previously created folder.
- Now, if you are not on Wayland, you can do
Alt + F2
and type and enterrestart
to restart the GNOME Shell. - If you are, then logging out and logging back in should do the trick.
- Then, enter GNOME Tweaks and enable the
Ubuntu desktop icons
. - You are good to go!