Ubuntu – Create folders under “Places”

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I'd like to add folders to the nautilus "Places" menu with custom vector icons. There are a few solutions out there but they all address Ubuntu 13.10 and aren't easily ported to 14.04.
Ideally I want to be able to:

Delete "Recent"(under Places)
Set custom icons for the folders

Please don't suggest adding a Bookmark.

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As of a long time, the Places list and Recents is hardcoded into Nautilus. There is nothing you can do about it at all.

You could theoretically modify the source code, but that is very problematic. You could theoretically use another file manager (Nemo seems good), but that seems to be your only choice if you do not want to modify source code. Or, you could just use Bookmarks like the rest of us.

If you want to try using the source code, tell me. I will post instructions here for your ease.

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Firstly, make sure the home folder of your old username does not exist.

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If you see a folder with your old username, issue the command

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Then issue the command

usermod -d /home/[newusername] [newusername]
usermod -d /home/[newusername] [oldusername] (just for good measure)

If you still can't log in after this, you'll have to edit the /etc/passwd file

nano /etc/passwd

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Take note of the UID and GID fields (the second and third respectively), this is usually 1000 on single-user systems. If it's not, write it down or remember it. I denote these fields as [UID] and [GID] below.

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