deleting ~/Desktop directory FIXED!

[Ric Moore]

On 06/08/2012 08:47 AM, Oliver Grawert wrote:
> hi,
> On Fri, 8 Jun 2012 13:22:48 +0100
> Colin Law<clanlaw at googlemail.com>  wrote:
>
>> On 8 June 2012 12:29, Oliver Grawert<ogra at ubuntu.com>  wrote:
>>> hi,
>>> On Thu, 07 Jun 2012 16:50:35 -0400
>>> Ric Moore<wayward4now at gmail.com>  wrote:
>>>
>>>> Damn! The average Ubuntu #$%^&@ user hasn't a chance without this
>>>> crowd of neuromancers assisting. Ric
>>>>
>>> if that user goes to "startup applications" he should find a tool
>>> called "Update User Dirs" (or similar) she can just remove or
>>> disable ;)
>>
>> Do you mean Startup Applications from the cog in the top right hand
>> corner?  I can't see it there.
> hmm, seems you are right (from teh changlog):
>
> xdg-user-dirs-gtk (0.8-1ubuntu2) oneiric; urgency=low
>
>    * debian/patches/nodisplay_autostart.patch:
>      - Don't show in "Startup Applications" (LP: #803917)
>    * debian/patches/onlyshowin_unity.patch:
>      - Add Unity to OnlyShowIn (LP: #803519)
>
> ...
>
> sorry then, though the removing of the package should still work and
> solve the issue Ric had.

I just edited the file, as I noted earlier and that worked peachy. From 
reading all the responses, there is stuff going on I never suspected to 
exist. :) Ric



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