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how can I retrive my desktop icons after upgrading

Asked by Wanda

I upgraded my Ubuntu and now none of my icons are on the desktop. And I can not go to anything to get to the icons.

However all my files are still on the computer. What do I do?

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marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) said : 		#1

Open a terminal and type:

gdmsetup

please select ubuntu classic or Ubuntu classic (no effects) and logout form your session then login again

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Wanda (wwrt22) said : 		#2

How do I go about opening a terminal, in order to this?

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Wanda

"marcobra (Marco Braida)" <email address hidden> wrote:

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> Status: Open => Answered
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>marcobra (Marco Braida) proposed the following answer:
>Open a terminal and type:
>
>gdmsetup
>
>please select ubuntu classic or Ubuntu classic (no effects) and logout
>form your session then login again
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marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) said : 		#3

https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity/+question/155067

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