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[Mateo Salta <1478125@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I think this is only applicable only to gnome desktop - because in unity
I can turn off nautilus's desktop icons, and still have the link to the
desktop.

** Also affects: nautilus (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

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Title:
  If "Icons on Desktop" is disabled, programs can still create files
  there, just they are not seen

Status in gnome-tweak-tool package in Ubuntu:
  New
Status in nautilus package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  I have found that annoyingly programs create icons on the desktop, but
  because the setting "Icons on Desktop" is off, I have to then turn it
  on so that I am able to view the desktop icons and remove it, and the
  only reason I know that anything is there is because of the fact that
  when I upload a file somewhere, the default location to look in is the
  Desktop so I see what is  there. But otherwise in Nautilus I don't
  even get a link to the Desktop.

  So I think that it would be good if programs weren't allowed to create
  files on the desktop if you have the option "Icons on Desktop"
  enabled, or at least for the user to be prompted if they want the icon
  to be created there and for the option to be disabled. As the way it
  currently works could be exploited by attackers, because they can
  store files there, and it is unlikely that anyone will ever realise
  that they are there because it is very hard to view the desktop.

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