[newbie] Deleting icons from kde desktop

[Greg Pritchard]

Could someone please tell me how to get rid of some of the icons on the kde
desktop.  I have tried deleting them from the desktop and from the desktop file
in /home/user/desktop but when I logoff then logon again all the icons
reappear. I have deleted icons as root and they have not returned to that
desktop.  Am I missing something?

Thanks

Greg