You have been subscribed to a public bug: I find that even when turning off "Icons on Desktop", that "Desktop" still does not appear as a place to which you can navigate to in the Nautilus side bar. I would expect it to, and then disappear again if the option gets disabled.
--- OS Information: No LSB modules are available. Distributor ID: Ubuntu Description: Ubuntu 15.04 Release: 15.04 Codename: vivid Package Information: gnome-tweak-tool: Installed: 3.14.2-2 Candidate: 3.14.2-2 Version table: *** 3.14.2-2 0 500 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ vivid/universe amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status ** Affects: nautilus (Ubuntu) Importance: Wishlist Status: New -- When "Icons on Desktop" is off still no Desktop in side bar in Nautilus https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1478132 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to nautilus in Ubuntu. -- 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