I am seeing the same thing in Ubuntu 18.04 w/ the Classic Gnome login. I do not see it with the Ubuntu login.
malachid@odin:~$ env | grep -i session GNOME_SHELL_SESSION_MODE=classic XDG_SESSION_ID=3 DESKTOP_SESSION=gnome-classic XDG_SESSION_TYPE=x11 XDG_SESSION_DESKTOP=gnome-classic GDMSESSION=gnome-classic GNOME_DESKTOP_SESSION_ID=this-is-deprecated DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS=unix:path=/run/user/1000/bus SESSION_MANAGER=local/odin:@/tmp/.ICE-unix/2232,unix/odin:/tmp/.ICE-unix/2232 -- 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/1729181 Title: directory and file icons are same in "Files" app Status in nautilus package in Ubuntu: Expired Bug description: while browsing File Manager with nautilus, it does not show different icons for files and directory. Please see attached screenshot. using Ubuntu Desktop 17.10 with wayland GNOME nautilus 3.26.0 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nautilus/+bug/1729181/+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