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I have a quite fresh installation of Ubuntu 18.04, When I create a directory on Desktop, I can't open it by double clicking on it. I have to right click → Open with other application → Files and then it works (it also works when I open Files manager and then go to "Desktop" and select that directory). How do I fix this?

David Foerster
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The solution I found here by @Aashutosh Taikar worked for me in ubuntu 18.10:

sudo rm -f /usr/share/dbus-1/services/org.mate.freedesktop.FileManager1.service

After restarting my PC I was once more able to open desktop folders and the Rubbish Bin by double-clicking on their icons.

Before doing this nothing would happen when I clicked on them, and I'd just see error messages like this in my /var/log/syslog: 

nautilus-deskto[1854]: cannot open folder on desktop, freedesktop bus not ready
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