{"id":1750,"date":"2019-11-16T19:19:57","date_gmt":"2019-11-16T19:19:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/linuxdigest.com\/?p=1750"},"modified":"2020-12-02T12:07:58","modified_gmt":"2020-12-02T12:07:58","slug":"remove-the-home-directory-and-trash-icons-in-ubuntu-19-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/linuxdigest.com\/howto\/remove-the-home-directory-and-trash-icons-in-ubuntu-19-10\/","title":{"rendered":"Remove the home directory and trash icons in Ubuntu 20.10"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The default GNOME environment in Ubuntu 20.10, has two icons on the desktop. A shortcut to your home directory and the trash icon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>Updated December 2020. This article was originally written for Ubuntu 19.10. We have tested this procedure in Ubuntu 20.10 and confirmed that it still works. So we can assume this works for Ubuntu 19.10, 20.04 and 20.10. It probably works for some other versions of Ubuntu as well.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you don&#8217;t want these icons it isn&#8217;t immediately apparent how you can remove them. What is even more strange is that there isn&#8217;t even anything in settings to remove them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I will show you how to remove these two icons using GNOME Tweaks. If you would rather do this with two commands on the command line, scroll down to the bottom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Install GNOME Tweaks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You can remove these icons using the GNOME Tweaks tool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Open the Ubuntu software center and search for GNOME Tweaks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/linuxdigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/001-install-tweaks-1024x576.png\" alt=\"GNOME Tweaks installation\" class=\"wp-image-1751\" srcset=\"https:\/\/linuxdigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/001-install-tweaks-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/linuxdigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/001-install-tweaks-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/linuxdigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/001-install-tweaks-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/linuxdigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/001-install-tweaks-1170x658.png 1170w, https:\/\/linuxdigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/001-install-tweaks-585x329.png 585w, https:\/\/linuxdigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/001-install-tweaks.png 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Install GNOME Tweaks<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Open GNOME Tweaks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Open GNOME tweaks and find <strong>Extensions <\/strong>on the left menu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Next to Desktop Icons, you should see a gear icon. Click the gear icon and you will see a new window.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/linuxdigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/002-extensions-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Open GNOME Tweaks, navigate to Extensions -&gt; Desktop Icons\" class=\"wp-image-1752\" srcset=\"https:\/\/linuxdigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/002-extensions-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/linuxdigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/002-extensions-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/linuxdigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/002-extensions-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/linuxdigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/002-extensions-1170x658.png 1170w, https:\/\/linuxdigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/002-extensions-585x329.png 585w, https:\/\/linuxdigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/002-extensions.png 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>GNOME Tweaks<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Remove the icons you don&#8217;t want<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Here you have the options you want. Turn of the icons you don&#8217;t want and close the windows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/linuxdigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/003-uncheck-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Disable Icons in GNOME Tweaks\" class=\"wp-image-1753\" srcset=\"https:\/\/linuxdigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/003-uncheck-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/linuxdigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/003-uncheck-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/linuxdigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/003-uncheck-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/linuxdigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/003-uncheck-1170x658.png 1170w, https:\/\/linuxdigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/003-uncheck-585x329.png 585w, https:\/\/linuxdigest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/003-uncheck.png 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Remove the icons by unselecting them in GNOME Tweaks<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Is this the only way?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You can actually do the same thing with only two commands in the terminal. 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