Unwanted Desktop Icons Keep Appearing

**jimbo-62** · 05-25-2005, 10:40 PM

Everytime I boot into Knoppix 3.8.1 several Icons show up on my desktop. They are partitions for OSs that I have installed on this computer. I don't want them to appear on my desktop. If I need to access one of them, I know how to mount, etc. If I delete them, they still show up at the next boot up.

Any help will be appreciated.

Thanks, jimbo

**tdjokic** · 05-25-2005, 11:38 PM

Control center-> Desktop -> Behavior .......

**jimbo-62** · 05-26-2005, 12:12 AM

Good thought but no cigar. The icons still show up when I boot. I delete all unwanted icons, but when I boot again, there they are.

Heeeelp.

Thanks, jimbo

**harryhood** · 05-26-2005, 12:42 AM

I've got the same deal with a trash can icon. It's not a "real" trash can, it just looks like one. I put it in the real trashcan and it comes back when I reboot.

**tdjokic** · 05-26-2005, 02:49 AM

Control center-> Desktop -> Behavior-> Uncheck Show icons on desktop-> Apply - sorry, but this works for me, I did it to find out if it works. I reboot and icons are not on desktop any more.

**Markus** · 05-26-2005, 07:07 AM

Assuming these are hdinstalls: sudo chmod 0 /usr/bin/mkdesktophdicons

**mikekgr** · 05-26-2005, 08:18 AM

Dear Markus,
no it does not work for me... any other idea ??

B. R.

**Markus** · 05-26-2005, 09:02 AM

Well, you could try Control Center -> KDE Components -> Sessions Manager -> Start with an empty session
Also have a look if there's something creating icons in ~/.kde/Autostart/

**mikekgr** · 05-26-2005, 09:22 AM

Dear Markus,
it is better now. The only thing that is left is a trash can icon. It's not a "real" trash can, it just looks like one. I put it in the real trashcan and it comes back when I restard kde...

B. R.
P.S. No the ~/.kde/Autostart/ is not the problem because all kde sessions on all users have this nasty "trash can" fake icon...