OK, the redhat folk found a workaround, that is probably a hint for where the bug lies.
gconf-editor doesn't change config file which is at ~/.config/user-dirs.dirs edit that, restart nautilus https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=251301 here's mine: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ cat ~/.config/user-dirs.dirs # This file is written by xdg-user-dirs-update # If you want to change or add directories, just edit the line you're # interested in. All local changes will be retained on the next run # Format is XDG_xxx_DIR="$HOME/yyy", where yyy is a shell-escaped # homedir-relative path, or XDG_xxx_DIR="/yyy", where /yyy is an # absolute path. No other format is supported. # XDG_DESKTOP_DIR="$HOME/Desktop" XDG_DOWNLOAD_DIR="$HOME/download" XDG_TEMPLATES_DIR="$HOME/" XDG_PUBLICSHARE_DIR="$HOME/" XDG_DOCUMENTS_DIR="$HOME/" XDG_MUSIC_DIR="$HOME/Music" XDG_PICTURES_DIR="$HOME/" XDG_VIDEOS_DIR="$HOME/" -- nautilus does not respect desktop_is_home_dir setting https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/273946 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