All desktop icons disappeared from one of my laptops [duplicate]
This worked for me:
- Install
gnome-shell-extension-desktop-icons:
sudo apt install gnome-shell-extension-desktop-icons
- Log out of Gnome.
- Log back in.
The problem might be that the installation did not go according to plans, not to worry though! The simplest (and most effective) operation you can do is:
sudo apt dist-upgrade
This will automatically install / update / repair all the needed packages for your current version.