{"id":9419,"date":"2019-10-11T17:06:12","date_gmt":"2019-10-11T17:06:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=9419"},"modified":"2019-10-11T17:06:12","modified_gmt":"2019-10-11T17:06:12","slug":"add-trash-icon-left-panel-ubuntu-19-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2019\/10\/add-trash-icon-left-panel-ubuntu-19-10\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Add Trash Icon to the Left Panel (Dock) in Ubuntu 19.10"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/classic-gnome-icon.png\" alt=\"gnome shell\" width=\"245\" height=\"250\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5741\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Now it&#8217;s easy to move the Trash Can icon from the desktop to the left panel (dock app launcher) in Ubuntu 19.10 with Gnome 3.34.<\/p>\n<p>The default left panel with favorite application launcher icons in Ubuntu 19.10 is handled by Gnome shell extension &#8216;<b>Ubuntu dock<\/b>&#8216; (modified version of Dash-to-dock). Now it finally offers option to show or hide the Trash Can icon.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/trash-in-dock-450x254.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"254\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-9420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/trash-in-dock-450x254.jpg 450w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/trash-in-dock-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/trash-in-dock.jpg 674w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>1.)<\/b> First open Ubuntu Software, search for and install <code>Dconf editor<\/code>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/dconf-editor-gnomesoftware-450x155.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"155\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5756\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/dconf-editor-gnomesoftware-450x155.jpg 450w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/dconf-editor-gnomesoftware-600x207.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/dconf-editor-gnomesoftware.jpg 921w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>2.)<\/b> Launch <b>dconf editor<\/b>, and navigate to <code>org<\/code> -> <code>gnome<\/code> -> <code>shell<\/code> -> <code>extensions<\/code> -> <code>dash-to-dock<\/code>.<\/p>\n<p>Then scroll down, find out the key says <b>show-trash<\/b> and turn it on.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/showtrash-panel-600x380.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"380\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-9421\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/showtrash-panel-600x380.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/showtrash-panel-450x285.jpg 450w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/showtrash-panel.jpg 756w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>3.)<\/b> You may also hide the Trash icon from the Desktop.<\/p>\n<p>Navigate to <code>org<\/code> -> <code>gnome<\/code> -> <code>shell<\/code> -> <code>extensions<\/code> -> <code>desktop-icons<\/code>, and turn off the toggle for <b>show-trash<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/disabletrashicon-600x307.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"307\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-9422\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/disabletrashicon-600x307.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/disabletrashicon-450x230.jpg 450w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/disabletrashicon.jpg 766w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>For those familiar with Linux commands<\/b>, you can do the job by running single command in terminal:<\/p>\n<p><b>1.<\/b> To add trash can to the panel:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border:none;\">gsettings set org.gnome.shell.extensions.dash-to-dock show-trash true<\/pre>\n<p><i>You can replace <code>true<\/code> with <code>false<\/code> in the command to remove the icon.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/showtrashcommand-600x92.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"92\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-9423\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/showtrashcommand-600x92.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/showtrashcommand-450x69.jpg 450w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/showtrashcommand-768x117.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/showtrashcommand.jpg 896w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>2.<\/b> To remove trash icon from the desktop:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border:none;\">gsettings set org.gnome.shell.extensions.desktop-icons show-trash false<\/pre>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/disabletrashcommand-600x91.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"91\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-9424\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/disabletrashcommand-600x91.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/disabletrashcommand-450x69.jpg 450w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/disabletrashcommand-768x117.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/disabletrashcommand.jpg 893w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Now it&#8217;s easy to move the Trash Can icon from the desktop to the left panel (dock app launcher) in Ubuntu 19.10 with Gnome 3.34. 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