Ok, I understand what's going on here: - Starting nautilus via nautilus-classic.desktop doesn't work because it has OnlyShowIn=GNOME;
- Starting nautilus via XDG autostart file doesn't work because it has AutostartCondition=GSettings org.gnome.desktop.background show-desktop-icons But I am afraid that I can't fix the issue properly in Trusty/Utopic (without introducing regressions), and in Vivid we will be (likely) using gnome-flashback to draw the desktop, instead of nautilus. As a workaround, open /etc/xdg/autostart/nautilus-autostart.desktop and remove the whole AutostartCondition line. ** Changed in: gnome-panel (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Triaged ** Changed in: gnome-panel (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Low -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-panel in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1384158 Title: Background image can no longer be set independently of org.gnome.background show-desktop-icons=true To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-panel/+bug/1384158/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs