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NOTE: CentOS Enterprise Linux is built from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux source code. Other than logo and name changes CentOS Enterprise Linux is compatible with the equivalent Red Hat version. This document applies equally to both Red Hat and CentOS Enterprise Linux.

4.6. Removing Desktop Icons

To remove one or more of the default icons from the desktop, unset the appropriate key

/apps/nautilus/desktop/*_icon_visible

as shown in Figure 4-8.

Figure 4-8. Removing the Computer Desktop Icon

To prevent the appearance of icons representing mounted media such as cdroms, unset the following key

/apps/nautilus/desktop/volumes_visible    

as shown in Figure 4-9.

Figure 4-9. Removing Desktop Volumes Icons

To eliminate all icons from the desktop, unset the following key

/apps/nautilus/preferences/show_desktop    

as shown in Figure 4-10.

Figure 4-10. Removing All Desktop Icons

Note Note
 

Unsetting this key also removes the desktop background menu, thereby eliminating access to the Open Terminal menu item. This is a recommended step for disabling command line access as described in Section 4.4 Disabling Command Line Access.

 
 
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