Ubuntu 18.04: Unity is gone, Gnome is back, and Ubuntu has never been better
&gt; Ubuntu has done a bit of tweaking so that you can actually put launchers, folders, and files on your desktop, which should be welcome news for many Ubuntu users. How long that will last is an open question, though, since GNOME just completely removed the code that made it possible for Canonical to enable this feature.<p>I was curious about this and went spelunking for more information.<p><pre><code>    https:&#x2F;&#x2F;community.ubuntu.com&#x2F;t&#x2F;files-nautilus-v3-28-will-lose-the-desktop-icons-capability&#x2F;3115&#x2F;1
    https:&#x2F;&#x2F;gitlab.gnome.org&#x2F;GNOME&#x2F;nautilus&#x2F;merge_requests&#x2F;46
    https:&#x2F;&#x2F;irclogs.ubuntu.com&#x2F;2018&#x2F;01&#x2F;09&#x2F;#ubuntu-desktop.html#t14:46
    https:&#x2F;&#x2F;csorianognome.wordpress.com&#x2F;2017&#x2F;12&#x2F;21&#x2F;nautilus-desktop-plans&#x2F;
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I understand the need to remove cruft that blocks progress, but the Desktop filesystem metaphor is used by almost every single computer user I have ever seen. It seems wilfully destructive to remove something that is depended on by so many without making sure there&#x27;s a replacement in place first.