The trash can

[Andrew Bassett]

Chanchao wrote:
> This is probably totally obvious but so far I haven't managed.
>
> How does one make the trashcan appear as a desktop icon?  I tried
> dragging the thing on to the desktop which didn't work. I tried the
> 'create launcher' but no trashcan available.  I searched the forums and
> found a solution but it mentioned opening the 'configuration editor'
> from a System Tools menu which I don't have. (Dapper)
>   
You can open up 'Configuration Editor' and browse to 
apps--nautilus--desktop and there is a selection in there to let you 
make the trash can visible.

-Andrew