This hits me twofold: 1. Quitting vim in a terminal takes more than one second which is very annoying. 2. I don't want desktop icons.
My (sledgehammer) solution: "sudo rm -rf /usr/share/gnome- shell/extensions/desktop-icons@csoriano" -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-shell-extension-desktop-icons in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1826604 Title: Extension causes saving files to desktop to be slow Status in gnome-shell-extension-desktop-icons: New Status in gnome-shell-extension-desktop-icons package in Ubuntu: Triaged Bug description: To reproduce: 1. Create a text file (foo.txt) on the desktop and open in gedit. 2. Type a few lines in the file and save it. Expected: the file saves more or less instantly. Observed: - The file takes several seconds to save. - The following lines appear in the journal: Apr 26 22:20:40 khaeru-laptop gnome-shell[3205]: JS ERROR: TypeError: fileItem is null _updateDesktopIfChanged@/usr/share/gnome-shell/extensions/desktop-icons@csoriano/desktopManager.js:339:17 _monitorDesktopFolder/<@/usr/share/gnome-shell/extensions/desktop-icons@csoriano/desktopManager.js:299:89 Notes: - Repeating #1 and #2 with a file that is in another folder (i.e., not on the desktop), the file saves instantly, and the log messages do not appear. - This might be a duplicate/alternate description of lp#1816205. - Discovered while trying to diagnose lp#1826219. $ lsb_release -rd && apt-cache policy gnome-shell-extension-desktop-icons Description: Ubuntu 19.04 Release: 19.04 gnome-shell-extension-desktop-icons: Installed: 19.01.1-1 Candidate: 19.01.1-1 Version table: *** 19.01.1-1 500 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu disco/main amd64 Packages 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu disco/main i386 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 19.04 Package: gnome-shell-extension-desktop-icons 19.01.1-1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.0.0-13.14-generic 5.0.6 Uname: Linux 5.0.0-13-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.10-0ubuntu27 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Fri Apr 26 22:24:04 2019 EcryptfsInUse: Yes InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-10-11 (562 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 17.04 "Zesty Zapus" - Release amd64 (20170412) PackageArchitecture: all SourcePackage: gnome-shell-extension-desktop-icons UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to disco on 2019-04-22 (4 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/gnome-shell-extension-desktop-icons/+bug/1826604/+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
