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How do I drag and move icons in Ubuntu 18.04.1 favourites bar?
I've tried all the suggestions at How-to-drag-and-move-icons-in-the-gnome-shell-favourites-bar (@2018-01-10) but they didn't work for me.

icons favorites

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  did you install dash to dock or using default ubuntu dock?
  
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  Huh? Whatever it installed out the box. I also installed GNONE tweaks 3.28.1 & oxygen-cursor-theme
  
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  can you paste the output of gsettings get org.gnome.shell favorite-apps
  
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  gsettings get org.gnome.shell favorite-apps ['firefox.desktop', 'thunderbird.desktop', 'org.gnome.Nautilus.desktop', 'rhythmbox.desktop', 'libreoffice-writer.desktop', 'org.gnome.Software.desktop', 'yelp.desktop', 'ubuntu-amazon-default.desktop', 'gnome-system-monitor_gnome-system-monitor.desktop', 'org.gnome.Cheese.desktop', 'google-chrome.desktop', 'org.gnome.Terminal.desktop', 'grsync.desktop', 'geany.desktop', 'virtualbox.desktop', 'alacarte.desktop', 'simple-scan.desktop', 'k4dirstat.desktop'] P.S. I can drag/move favourite icons with my old PC with Ubuntu 16.04
  
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  Ok, just to check, run this command gsettings set org.gnome.shell favorite-apps "[ 'org.gnome.Nautilus.desktop', 'rhythmbox.desktop', 'libreoffice-writer.desktop', 'org.gnome.Software.desktop', 'firefox.desktop', 'thunderbird.desktop', 'yelp.desktop', 'ubuntu-amazon-default.desktop', 'gnome-system-monitor_gnome-system-monitor.desktop', 'org.gnome.Cheese.desktop', 'google-chrome.desktop', 'org.gnome.Terminal.desktop', 'grsync.desktop', 'alacarte.desktop', 'simple-scan.desktop', 'k4dirstat.desktop', 'geany.desktop', 'virtualbox.desktop' ]"
  
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How do I drag and move icons in Ubuntu 18.04.1 favourites bar?
I've tried all the suggestions at How-to-drag-and-move-icons-in-the-gnome-shell-favourites-bar (@2018-01-10) but they didn't work for me.

icons favorites

share|improve this question

asked Jan 10 at 4:57

brewmanzbrewmanz

1235

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  did you install dash to dock or using default ubuntu dock?
  
  – PRATAP
  Jan 10 at 5:05
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Huh? Whatever it installed out the box. I also installed GNONE tweaks 3.28.1 & oxygen-cursor-theme
  
  – brewmanz
  Jan 10 at 6:18
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  can you paste the output of gsettings get org.gnome.shell favorite-apps
  
  – PRATAP
  Jan 10 at 6:21
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  gsettings get org.gnome.shell favorite-apps ['firefox.desktop', 'thunderbird.desktop', 'org.gnome.Nautilus.desktop', 'rhythmbox.desktop', 'libreoffice-writer.desktop', 'org.gnome.Software.desktop', 'yelp.desktop', 'ubuntu-amazon-default.desktop', 'gnome-system-monitor_gnome-system-monitor.desktop', 'org.gnome.Cheese.desktop', 'google-chrome.desktop', 'org.gnome.Terminal.desktop', 'grsync.desktop', 'geany.desktop', 'virtualbox.desktop', 'alacarte.desktop', 'simple-scan.desktop', 'k4dirstat.desktop'] P.S. I can drag/move favourite icons with my old PC with Ubuntu 16.04
  
  – brewmanz
  Jan 10 at 6:24
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Ok, just to check, run this command gsettings set org.gnome.shell favorite-apps "[ 'org.gnome.Nautilus.desktop', 'rhythmbox.desktop', 'libreoffice-writer.desktop', 'org.gnome.Software.desktop', 'firefox.desktop', 'thunderbird.desktop', 'yelp.desktop', 'ubuntu-amazon-default.desktop', 'gnome-system-monitor_gnome-system-monitor.desktop', 'org.gnome.Cheese.desktop', 'google-chrome.desktop', 'org.gnome.Terminal.desktop', 'grsync.desktop', 'alacarte.desktop', 'simple-scan.desktop', 'k4dirstat.desktop', 'geany.desktop', 'virtualbox.desktop' ]"
  
  – PRATAP
  Jan 10 at 6:29
  

  
  
  
  

 | 
show 6 more comments

How do I drag and move icons in Ubuntu 18.04.1 favourites bar?
I've tried all the suggestions at How-to-drag-and-move-icons-in-the-gnome-shell-favourites-bar (@2018-01-10) but they didn't work for me.

icons favorites

share|improve this question

asked Jan 10 at 4:57

brewmanzbrewmanz

1235

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asked Jan 10 at 4:57

brewmanzbrewmanz

1235

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I had the same problem and solved it using the dconf editor.

Install dconf by going to a terminal by pressing Ctrl+Alt+T and type:

sudo apt install dconf-editor
dconf-editor

to install and then run dconf-editor.

Afterwards:

• Navigate to org/gnome/shell.


• Select favorite-apps toward the bottom of the screen (You may have to scroll down).


• Highlight the text for the app you want to move and drag to it's new location (be careful with the location of commas and quotes).

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  Thank you for that; it's the easiest way I've found so far. Sadly, not as easy as Ubuntu 16.04 was, where you could just drag'n'drop the icons on the desktop. It seems like lots of Ubuntu 18.04 has gone backwards.
  
  – brewmanz
  22 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  

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I had the same problem and solved it using the dconf editor.

Install dconf by going to a terminal by pressing Ctrl+Alt+T and type:

sudo apt install dconf-editor
dconf-editor

to install and then run dconf-editor.

Afterwards:

• Navigate to org/gnome/shell.


• Select favorite-apps toward the bottom of the screen (You may have to scroll down).


• Highlight the text for the app you want to move and drag to it's new location (be careful with the location of commas and quotes).

share|improve this answer

edited 2 days ago

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  – Fabby
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• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Thank you for that; it's the easiest way I've found so far. Sadly, not as easy as Ubuntu 16.04 was, where you could just drag'n'drop the icons on the desktop. It seems like lots of Ubuntu 18.04 has gone backwards.
  
  – brewmanz
  22 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  

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I had the same problem and solved it using the dconf editor.

Install dconf by going to a terminal by pressing Ctrl+Alt+T and type:

sudo apt install dconf-editor
dconf-editor

to install and then run dconf-editor.

Afterwards:

• Navigate to org/gnome/shell.


• Select favorite-apps toward the bottom of the screen (You may have to scroll down).


• Highlight the text for the app you want to move and drag to it's new location (be careful with the location of commas and quotes).

share|improve this answer

edited 2 days ago

Fabby

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answered 2 days ago

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  Also: Now it's a _good answer, so have a +1! ;-)
  
  – Fabby
  2 days ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Thank you for that; it's the easiest way I've found so far. Sadly, not as easy as Ubuntu 16.04 was, where you could just drag'n'drop the icons on the desktop. It seems like lots of Ubuntu 18.04 has gone backwards.
  
  – brewmanz
  22 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

I had the same problem and solved it using the dconf editor.

Install dconf by going to a terminal by pressing Ctrl+Alt+T and type:

sudo apt install dconf-editor
dconf-editor

to install and then run dconf-editor.

Afterwards:

• Navigate to org/gnome/shell.


• Select favorite-apps toward the bottom of the screen (You may have to scroll down).


• Highlight the text for the app you want to move and drag to it's new location (be careful with the location of commas and quotes).

share|improve this answer

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sudo apt install dconf-editor
dconf-editor

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edited 2 days ago

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answered 2 days ago

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