By default, Nautilus does not draw icons on the desktop. You have to enable this to get icons on the desktop.
** 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/1153326 Title: files saved on the desktop do not appear Status in “nautilus” package in Ubuntu: Invalid Bug description: Hi, I'm using a french daily version of Ubuntu 13.04. I've made a screenshot with PrintScr and saved it by selecting "Desktop" in the "Save in folder:" list. Strangely, the file does not appear on the desktop but does in Nautilus (Home/Desktop). ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04 Package: nautilus 1:3.6.3-0ubuntu8 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-11.20-generic 3.8.2 Uname: Linux 3.8.0-11-generic i686 ApportVersion: 2.9.1-0ubuntu1 Architecture: i386 CasperVersion: 1.330 Date: Sun Mar 10 17:43:21 2013 GsettingsChanges: b'org.gnome.nautilus.window-state' b'geometry' b"'800x550+65+189'" LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Alpha i386 (20130310) MarkForUpload: True ProcEnviron: PATH=(custom, no user) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: nautilus UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nautilus/+bug/1153326/+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