Same problem with Karmic / Ubuntu 9.10 after uninstalling UnionFS (must have deleted the original Desktop folder). Bob W's workaround posted on 2007-11-06 worked for me.
-- setting XDG_DESKTOP_DIR automaticallyto the user dir when Desktop is not available confuses users https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/151576 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
