the desktop view has been removed from nautilus, the usecase described here is also not currently maintained
** Changed in: nautilus (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to nautilus in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1672950 Title: nautilus launched from Unity8 opens a 'Desktop' window Status in Canonical System Image: New Status in nautilus package in Ubuntu: Invalid Status in ubuntu-app-launch package in Ubuntu: Invalid Bug description: nautilus launched from Unity8 opens a 'Desktop' window. It needs to be run with --no-desktop to avoid that. Although this issue is confused by two other bugs: * Unity8 incorrectly chooses Xmir -> bug 1672931 ; and * When using Xmir the desktop window is transparent -> bug 1672949 These are three separate bugs. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/canonical-devices-system-image/+bug/1672950/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp