On my new 19.04 installation, desktop icons align to a grid. How do I disable them aligning to a grid?
Ubuntu – How to disable “align to grid” on the desktop in Ubuntu 19.04
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Sometimes gconf-editor will reveal additional options. In this case, there's nothing relevant in the apps/nautilus section.
This issue was queried on launchpad a couple of years ago : https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/48705, but there was no bug filed subsequently.
Your only option is to manually align your icons.
Right click on desktop, and check 'keep aligned'. This automatically snaps the icons to grid.
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Best Answer
For now, there is no option to disable align icons on a grid in Ubuntu 19.04.
Some background: previously, desktop icons were handled by the file manager,
nautilus, currently known as "Files". Gnome developers removed the functionality from the file manager for technical reasons, but also because icons on the desktop do not fit in their vision. Currently, this functionality is supported by a Gnome Shell extension "Desktop icons". This is a very new extension. An option to not align the icons would need to be implemented.If this feature is essential to you, you may want to consider switching to an alternative desktop environment, that fully supports the feature. Alternatively, it is possible to replace the default manager by for example nemo. Then, that file manager can be set to handle icons on the desktop.