From:	 Monty Taylor <mordred@inaugust.com>
To:	 lwn@lwn.net
Subject: Desktop Icons
Date:	 18 May 2001 12:08:15 -0400

This is for Michael J. Hammel (at least I think it is)

I agree about the $*#$%)# desktop icons. In Gnome, go to the Control
Center, to Session Properties and Browse Running Programs. Find
gmc. Select it. Remove it. 

You'll be much happier. You'll also run quicker, because gmc takes up
memory. :) 

If you've updated to using Nautilus, it provides those icons. You'll
have to do the same for it. And then never open it again, because if
you do, it'll put them back.

As for KDE, I have no clue. But I image you can't get rid of them,
just like you can't change window managers. 

Monty