[Fedora 28] How to create shortcuts in the desktop?

asked 2018-05-22 07:37:38 -0600

rick89
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updated 2018-05-22 07:38:22 -0600

I would like to know how to create shortcuts in the desktop in Fedora 28. I have even copied .desktop files from user/share/applications to the deskop but it does not work.

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answered 2018-05-24 14:03:17 -0600

jmt

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updated 2018-05-24 14:04:20 -0600

The desktop functionality in Gnome 3 has been provided by the graphical file manager Nautilus with code that has turned out to be hard to maintain. In Gnome 3.28, which is included in Fedora 28, the desktop support was removed from the Nautilus codebase.

This article explains the situation and gives two possible solutions:

The Gnome project will release an extension to provide the desktop functionality. This extension does not yet exist.
The alternative solution is to use the Nemo file manager from the MATE project instead of Nautilus. The instructions are here.