Ubuntu
gnome-applets package

edgy desktop/liveCD Trashcan does not work

Bug #59045 reported by Chip Piller
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Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
gnome-applets (Ubuntu)
Confirmed
Low
Ubuntu Desktop Bugs

Bug Description

I tested the September 5, 2006 release of the edgy i386 desktop CD and ran it as a liveCD. The Trash icon in the lower right corner of the desktop always says it's empty, even when it is not empty.

Files dropped into the trashcan will go into the ~/.Trash directory as expected and can be removed manually. The Trash file browser shows that it is empty even when it is not, and it does not allow one to empty the trash (that option is grayed out).

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Sebastien Bacher (seb128) wrote :

Thanks for your bug. Nautilus trash: does the same, might be confused by the desktopCD structure

Changed in gnome-applets:
assignee: nobody → desktop-bugs
importance: Undecided → Low
status: Unconfirmed → Confirmed
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Jimmy Angelakos (vyruss) wrote :

This also happens on my system, upgraded to Edgy from Dapper.

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Alessandro Morgantini (gpz500) wrote :

In my Edgy from Dapper also the trash icon is always the empty one.

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Jimmy Angelakos (vyruss) wrote :

The problem has gone away for me after a reboot. (Running Edgy 6.10 with all latest updates)

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Alessandro Morgantini (gpz500) wrote :

I confirm: after reboot the problem gone away.

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Chip Piller (piller) wrote :

A reboot should not make a difference when running the liveCD. I think you are running an installed version of ubuntu, I'm glad to hear that the trashcan is now working for you.

If anyone has a suggestion about fixing the trashcan on the liveCD I will be glad to help. The ubuntu liveCD (desktop cd) trashcan has been broken for some time.

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