how to show desktop icons on Gnome

user-guide/gnome_desktop_icons.md

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+# Gnome Desktop Icons
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+By default Gnome does not show any more icons on the desktop since version 3.
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+This guide will show how to bring them back.
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+## Enable Desktop Icon Extension
+Start the "Tweak" tool:
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+![Start "Tweak"](gnome_desktop_icons/start_tweak.png)
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+![Select "Extensions"](gnome_desktop_icons/select_extensions.png)
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+Therein select "Extensions" on the left:
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+![Extensions dialog](gnome_desktop_icons/extensions.png)
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+Now the second entry "Desktop icons" on the right allows you enable them.
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+![Desktop icons enabled](gnome_desktop_icons/desktop_icons_enabled.png)
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+Now you can close the tool.
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+## Allow to Launch Desktop Files
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+By default the `*.desktop` files in the `~/Desktop` folder are not executed, they are presented like normal textfiles instead. To change this right-click onto the .desktop file and select "Allow Launching":
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+![Desktop icons enabled](gnome_desktop_icons/allow_launching.png)
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+After you can start them with a click:
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+![Desktop icons enabled](gnome_desktop_icons/launched.png)
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