Now this project is not necessary since gnome developer release an official complete extension

( https://gitlab.gnome.org/World/ShellExtensions/desktop-icons )

org.gnome.desktop-icons-reworked

gnome-shell-extension-desktop-icons

Based on work of Carlos Soriano ( https://gitlab.gnome.org/csoriano/org.gnome.desktop-icons ) and implementation of R.F. Buser ( forum@archlinux.org )

What's working

• Desktop icons
• Moving/reordering icons on the desktop grid
• Files and folders starting with dot are hidden (configurable)
• Extension settings

Features TODO

• Creating empty files/folders on desktop
• Deleting files/folders
• Auto reloading
• Copy/paste
• Sorting
• Select all
• Show properties

Local installation

make install

System wide installation

sudo make install INSTALL=system