I have a quite fresh installation of Ubuntu 18.04, When I create a directory on Desktop, I can't open it by double clicking on it. I have to right click → Open with other application → Files and then it works (it also works when I open Files manager and then go to "Desktop" and select that directory). How do I fix this?
Ubuntu – Can’t open desktop folders in Ubuntu 18.04
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Best Answer
The solution I found here by @Aashutosh Taikar worked for me in ubuntu 18.10:
After restarting my PC I was once more able to open desktop folders and the Rubbish Bin by double-clicking on their icons.
Before doing this nothing would happen when I clicked on them, and I'd just see error messages like this in my
/var/log/syslog: