Good news of sorts: nautilus-desktop which is what provides the desktop icons in 18.04 is no longer supported and has been replaced in later Ubuntu versions.
** Package changed: xorg (Ubuntu) => nautilus (Ubuntu) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1862500 Title: Desktop icons are placed off-screen when using multiple monitors To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nautilus/+bug/1862500/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs